Irish life / edited by Sharon Gmelch
1979, 1st edition. Dublin : O'Brien Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #327167
Physical description: 256 pages: illustrations; 26 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Land and sea / Antony Orme -- Irish nature / Oscar Merne -- From earliest times / Joseph Raftery -- Five cities / Patrick Shaffrey -- 1890s & 1900s in Clare / Edward MacLysaght -- 1920s in Donegal / George Otto Simms -- 1930s on Aran / Breandán O hEithir -- 1950s & 1960s in Derry / Nell McCafferty -- Fairs & pilgrimages / Sharon Gmelch -- Sporting tradition / Garry Redmond -- Words: written spoken & sung / Seán MacRéamoinn -- Festivals / Maeve Binchy -- Ireland in the modern world / Seán MacBride. Subjects:
Ireland Description and travel 1951- Addresses, essays, lectures. Ireland Social conditions. Ireland Social life and customs.
Ireland Description and travel. Ireland Civilization 20th century. Ireland Social life and customs 20th century. Genre: History.
Price: €60.00