Proud Island

by Peadar O'Donnell

An island community faces its final struggle for survival. The herring shoals move beyond the reach of the islanders' small boats. Hughie Duffy knows bigger boats are the only answer &

Genres: Ireland, Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Liza · Rating 3 out of 5]

жадные капиталисты с материка vs. гордая душа радикального ирландца

[G.c. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A interesting little novel about the death of an Irish fishing village. Written by my Mother's cousin, Peadar O'Donnell, who was an important figure in Irish Republican circles and in the old IRA. Peadar wrote nine novels, some during his many years of incarceration in British prisons. He was editor of Bell's Magazine, a leading Irish literary/political magazine. The U.S. government banned Peadar's entry, likely thought he'd be raising gun money or perhaps because he was a communist. The ban was lifted in his later years.

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quasi existential story set in a rural Irish island community coming to terms with disaster, tragedy, the onset of modern society and the ways of the old.

Told with style and simplicity this tale is evocative.