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1Cynfelyn
Donkey's years ago, when I was "reading islands", I read and thoroughly enjoyed (in the English translations) what I thought were the biographies available from the Blaskets:
Tomás Ó Crohan, The islandman
Peig Sayers, An old woman's reflections
Maurice O'Sullivan, Twenty years a-growing
Robin Flower, The western island or The Great Blasket
Now I see that among the 'LT Recommendations' listed for these books is Micheál O'Guiheen, A pity youth does not last. O'Guiheen was Sayers's son. Before I search out a copy of the book, has anyone read it and have any thoughts on it? Many thanks.
Tomás Ó Crohan, The islandman
Peig Sayers, An old woman's reflections
Maurice O'Sullivan, Twenty years a-growing
Robin Flower, The western island or The Great Blasket
Now I see that among the 'LT Recommendations' listed for these books is Micheál O'Guiheen, A pity youth does not last. O'Guiheen was Sayers's son. Before I search out a copy of the book, has anyone read it and have any thoughts on it? Many thanks.
2Cynfelyn
A couple of stories in the Guardian:
Dream job? Hundreds apply to work on remote Irish island (2020-01-14)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/14/dream-job-hundreds-apply-to-work-o...
Being a caretaker in paradise can be fun – as long as you respect the culture (2020-01-17)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/17/caretaker-paradise-great-b...
The below-the-line discussion of the latter has got a bit distracted by the books. The popular vote seems to be going to Maurice O'Sullivan, Twenty years a-growing, while others are remembering with less than affection a bowdlerised version of Peig Sayers's Peig they had to tackle for the Irish Leaving Cert.
All of which is an excuse for a BUMP. I'm still interested in opinions on Micheál O'Guiheen, A pity youth does not last.
Also why, when you hover over Peig in one of the other Blasket books' LT recommendations, you (or at least I) get a speil to do with biogradable polymers?
Dream job? Hundreds apply to work on remote Irish island (2020-01-14)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/14/dream-job-hundreds-apply-to-work-o...
Being a caretaker in paradise can be fun – as long as you respect the culture (2020-01-17)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/17/caretaker-paradise-great-b...
The below-the-line discussion of the latter has got a bit distracted by the books. The popular vote seems to be going to Maurice O'Sullivan, Twenty years a-growing, while others are remembering with less than affection a bowdlerised version of Peig Sayers's Peig they had to tackle for the Irish Leaving Cert.
All of which is an excuse for a BUMP. I'm still interested in opinions on Micheál O'Guiheen, A pity youth does not last.
Also why, when you hover over Peig in one of the other Blasket books' LT recommendations, you (or at least I) get a speil to do with biogradable polymers?
