Casadh an Tsúgáin, or the Twisting of the Rope

by Douglas Hyde

Excerpt from Casadh an Tsúgáin, or the Twisting of the Rope

Usheen after the Fenians; every person hates me. You do not hate me, Oona? Oona.-do not say a thing like that; it is impossible that anyone would hate you. Hanrahan. — Come and we will sit in the corner of the room together, and I will tell you the little song I made for it is for you I made it. [they go to a corner and sit down together.

29 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2015

About the author

Douglas Hyde was an author and Irish language scholar who served as the first president of Ireland from 1938 to 1945.