The Western Island, or Great Blasket by Robin Flower

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The Western Island, or Great Blasket by Robin Flower

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Dr Flower spent a considerable amount of time between 1910 and 1930 living amongst the 150 inhabitants of the Great Blasket Island. He tells of the adversities and frugality of the Gaelic-speaking people, of the folk-tales and the stories of ghosts and fairies and poets.

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The Western Island, or Great Blasket by Robin Flower

Dr Flower spent a considerable amount of time between 1910 and 1930 living amongst the 150 inhabitants of the Great Blasket Island. He tells of the adversities and frugality of the Gaelic-speaking people, of the folk-tales and the stories of ghosts and fairies and poets. This book is intended for readers of country classics; those interested in Irish culture, literature; readers of other Blasket Island titles.
ROBIN FLOWER was Deputy-Keeper of Manuscripts in the British Museum from 1929 to 1944 and a lifelong visitor to the Blasket Islands in Kerry. His books include the Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum (Vol.II, 1926), The Western Island (1944), The Irish Tradition (1994) and a translation of The Islandman (1934) by Tomü¾Œ–”¼s O Criomhthain.
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ISBN 13 9780192812346
ISBN 10 0192812343
Title The Western Island, or Great Blasket
Author Robin Flower
Series Oxford Paperbacks
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1978-03-09
Number of pages 154
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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