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An Loch
This is the story of a couple – Ríte and Buach. They live beside a lough, the beautiful region of their ancestors. Ríte is a school mistress and Buach spends most of his time fishing on the lough. They had an easy life until Ríte fell ill. Now and again they have to leave the lake to visit the city and the hospital. The lough is their sanctuary, however, their favourite place to be.
Alongside the story of the people is also the story of the lough’s wildlife. Animals hunt and small creatures pay dearly when they don’t pay proper attention to the surrounding area. The lough will have its share of tragedies…
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This book includes beautiful illustrations of the animals from the wildlife stories, illustrated by the artist Ciaraíoch.
Alongside the story of the people is also the story of the lough’s wildlife. Animals hunt and small creatures pay dearly when they don’t pay proper attention to the surrounding area. The lough will have its share of tragedies…
***
This book includes beautiful illustrations of the animals from the wildlife stories, illustrated by the artist Ciaraíoch.
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Published January 1, 2021
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Pól Ó Muirí
18 booksBorn in 1965, Pól Ó Muirí is a writer and journalist in both the Irish and English languages. He has been the Irish-language editor of Fortnight Review and frequent commentator and reviewer in The Irish Times, later Irish-language editor; winner of Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary award with novel, Dlíthe an Nádúir (2001), a novel dealing with the conflict between a ban garda (a female member of An Garda Síochána, the Irish police service) in rural Ireland and the local gombeen man; also issues novels for adult learners (Paloma; Dlíthe an Nádúir; Teifeach) dealing with the experiences of Marika, a Bosnian refugee in Ireland.
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