Received this interesting information on KUNO MEYER - For those who are not familiar with Kuno Meyer, I should point out that he was a German scholar who probably did more to promote the study of Old Irish and Middle Irish than anyone else. When he began his effort, most Mediaeval Irish manuscripts were mouldering in far-flung European monasteries. Meyer also supported Irish independence and even addressed a meeting of the Irish republican Clan na Gael in 1914. Of course, he was a German national, so his inclinations in connection with Ireland hold no surprise. A biographical sketch is here: <http://www.ucc.ie/celt/meyer.html>.