Through Connemara in a Governess Cart by Eoe Somerville

Through Connemara in a Governess Cart by Eoe Somerville

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By the authors of "The Irish RM" books, this is a self-mocking account of their week-long travels in Connemara. From rain in England they escape to Galway and acquire a cart and a mule to pull it, and them, through Connemara, where they have few adventures but many misadventures.

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Through Connemara in a Governess Cart by Eoe Somerville

Only one sign of civilisation did we see between Recess and Kylemore, and it was of a wholly unexpected type. A middle-sized house, bow-windowed, gabled, stucco-covered, hideous beyond compare, standing in the middle of a grass plot at the foot of one of the hills, and looking as if some vulgar-minded fairy had transported it bodily from Brixton or Clapham Rise. And so the famous two cousins, Edith Oenone Somerville and Violet Florence Martin, observe the sights and sounds experienced on their week-long travels in Connemara. Their adventures begin with their buying of a neat governess cart and a mule called Sibbie to pull it and from there we read the delightful misadventures of the two ladies. The strange characters they meet, the habits of Sibbie, the isolated hotels they stay in are all described with the laconic wit and sharp eye that make this into an exquisite jewel of travel lore.
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ISBN 13 9781853811869
ISBN 10 1853811866
Title Through Connemara in a Governess Cart
Author Eoe Somerville
Series Virago Classic Non-Fiction
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1990-08-30
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.