Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for roots, catching and eating seals, and preparing for a wake, alongside such events as drownings at sea, pilgrimages, and the spread of the news of the Easter uprising in 1916. Peig Sayers recounted her life in the Blasket Islands to her son, who recorded the tale of the events and her simple philosophy. The 7 Blasket Island books published by OUP contain memoirs and reminiscences from within this literary tradition, evoking a way of life which has now vanished. A rich oral tradition of story-telling, poetry, and folktales kept alive the legends and history of the islands, and has made their literature famous throughout the world. Until their evacuation just after the Second World War, the lives of the 150 or so Blasket Islanders had remained unchanged for centuries. The Blasket Islands are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. There were 'clouds of sorrow', but helping to lift them was the friendship she found in the community, which 'was like a little rose in the wilderness'. Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for roots, catching and eating seals, and preparing for a wake are depicted alongside such momentous events as drownings at sea, pilgrimages, and the spread of the news of the Easter uprising in 1916. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy in a moving poetic style. Known affectionately as 'the Queen of Gaelic Storytellers,' Peig Sayers here offers reminiscences of the daily events that made up her life (such as seal catching, collecting turf for roofs, preparing for a funeral wake) alongside the tragedies of drownings at sea, pilgrimages, and the news of the 1916 revolution in Dublin City. In her old age, Peig Sayers, recounted her life to her son who recorded the tale in this book. N raibh lamh n scrobh aici, ach seancha den scoth ab ea. Phs s Pdraig Gaoithn n mBlascaod Mr, agus d'aistrigh s ansin leis. Thinig Peig Sayers ar an saol i nDn Chaoin, baile beag i gContae Chiarra, ire. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends and history of the Blasket Islands. Seancha agus drbheathaisnis ireannach ab ea Peig Sayers (1873 - 1958).
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