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The Blasket Islandman: The Life and Legacy of Tomas O Criomhthain
Tomas O Criomhthain (1856-1937) is one of the giants of Irish-language literature, but he was a highly unlikely author. He lived his entire life on the isolated and now-abandoned Great Blasket Island, in a house he built with his own hands using stones h
392 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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January 19, 2024
This book will put “the islandman “ and “island crosstalk “ in context. Both were written by the subject of the biography. “The blasket islandman” covers the tragedies that befell tomás, his descendants, visitors to the Blaskets, literary criticism of tomás’s books and more. God bless
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