ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Softcover Paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends and history of the Blasket Islands. In her old age, Peig Sayers, recounted her life to her son who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy in a moving poetic style. 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 newsof the Easter uprising in 1916. 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'.The Blasket Islands are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. Until their evacuation just after the Second World War, the lives of the 150 or so Blasket Islanders had remained unchanged for centuries. 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. The 7 Blasket Island books published by OUP contain memoirs and reminiscences from within thisliterary tradition, evoking a way of life which has now vanished. Peig Sayers recounted her life in the Blasket Islands to her son, who recorded the tale of the events and her simple philosophy. Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for ...
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[Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Oxford University Press, UK] Softcover Pages lightly browning, very light shelf rubbing to edges and corners. A compelling read.
[Bantry,Co.Cork., IRL, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1962]
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ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: KNV Besorgung] Softcover Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, the Queen of Gaelic storytellers , recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in thi.
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ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: OUP] Softcover 2000. OUP. Softback. Book- VG. 7.5x5. 131pp. 1 map.
[Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]

ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Doubleday & Co.] Hardcover Essays in Honot of Nelson Gluek: Near Eastern Archaeology in the Twentieth Century
[Cottonwood, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1970]

ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: KNV Besorgung] Softcover Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, the Queen of Gaelic storytellers , recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in thi.
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ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
[Milano, MI, Italy] [Publication Year: 1962]

Oxford, England Oxford University Press, USA 1978 Revised ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 146 p. Oxford Paperbacks.

Oxford University Press, USA 1978 Revised ed. Trade paperback 2000. OUP. Softback. Book-VG. 8x5. 131pp. 1 b/w illus, 1 map.

ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. 1961. Reissue. Paperback. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1961]

Oxford OUP OXFORD 1978 Revised ed. Trade paperback New in new dust jacket.

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ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. 1961. Reissue. Paperback. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1961]

Oxford University Press, USA 1978 Revised ed. Trade paperback 2000. OUP. Softback. Book-VG. 7.5x5. 131pp. 1 map.

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Oxford University Press, USA 1978 Revised ed. Trade paperback Good Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Clean copy with some shelf wear. 1961. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

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Oxford University Press 1962-01-01 Revised ed. Paperback New Size: 7x5x0; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 1962]

ISBN10: 0192812394, ISBN13: 9780192812391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 1962]