Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for roots, catching and eating seals, and preparing for a wake, alongside such events as drownings at sea, pilgrimages, and the spread of the news of the Easter uprising in 1916. Peig Sayers recounted her life in the Blasket Islands to her son, who recorded the tale of the events and her simple philosophy. The 7 Blasket Island books published by OUP contain memoirs and reminiscences from within this literary tradition, evoking a way of life which has now vanished. Peig: the autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island / translated from the Irish into English by Bryan MacMahon, illustrations by Catriona OConnor. A rich oral tradition of story-telling, poetry, and folktales kept alive the legends and history of the islands, and has made their literature famous throughout the world. Until their evacuation just after the Second World War, the lives of the 150 or so Blasket Islanders had remained unchanged for centuries. The Blasket Islands are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. There were 'clouds of sorrow', but helping to lift them was the friendship she found in the community, which 'was like a little rose in the wilderness'. Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for roots, catching and eating seals, and preparing for a wake are depicted alongside such momentous events as drownings at sea, pilgrimages, and the spread of the news of the Easter uprising in 1916. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy in a moving poetic style. Peig Sayers was one of the most renowned storytellers in the Irish tradition. In her old age, Peig Sayers, recounted her life to her son who recorded the tale in this book. ABOUT THE BOOK Following on from the warm reception to Peig Sayers vol 2 (Nl Deireadh Rite / Not the Final Word) in autumn 2020, New Island is delighted to re-issue vol 1, first published in 2009. 1954 ed.: Peig: tuairisc do scríobh Peig Sayers ar imeachta a beatha féin 1936 ed. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends and history of the Blasket Islands. An illustration of two cells of a film strip.
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