Blasket memories : the life of an Irish island community / edited by Pádraig Tyers.
Contributor(s): Tyers, Pádraig
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Boulder, Colo. : Mercier Press ; Irish American Book Co., 1998Description: 190 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 1856352307.Other title: Life of an Irish island community.Subject(s): Blasket Islands (Ireland) -- History | Blasket Islands (Ireland) -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 941.96
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 941.96 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00109948 |
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An account of life on the Blasket Island and of its eventual demise.
The first part of this book is based on the writings of Seán Ó Criomhthain who describes the difficulties experienced by the fishing community of Blasket Island; the second part consists of interviews with Seán Ó Criomhthain, Nóra Ní Shéaghda, a mainlander who taught for many years in the island school; Seán Ó Guithín, who was one of the last group to leave the Island in 1953; and Cáit Bean Ui Naoilchairáin, widow of the author of Twenty years a-growing.
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