A pity youth does not last : reminiscences of the last of the great Blasket Island's poets and storytellers
1982, First Edition. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled, with prelims and text edges faintly foxed. Reader inscription to half-title. Remains strong and well-preserved overall; internally tight and clean. Item #474925
Series; Oxford paperbacks. Physical description; xxi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; Translated from the Irish by Tim Enright. Translation of: Is truagh na fannan an óige. Includes selections from Coinnle corra. Subjects; O'Guiheen, Micheál – Childhood and youth. Authors, Irish – 20th century – Biography. Storytelling – Ireland – Blasket Islands. Folklore – Ireland – Blasket Islands. Blasket Islands (Ireland) – Intellectual life – 20th century.
Price: €14.95