On an Irish Island: The Lost World of the Great Blasket, (Paperback)

from dele2451

Informative piece of literary history. I appreciated learning about the wealth of scholarship inspired by the Great Blasket and the linguistics of the region, however I would have liked to read more about the island itself and/or the inhabitants who didn't later become published writers. The hist...

from coolmama

Really interesting book about those who lived on the Blasket Islands and those who came to visit (Robin Fox, et all) to learn true Irish and the lasting legacy they made on eachother.

from stevesmits

I read "The Islandman" years ago when living in Ireland after visiting Slea Head on the Dingle peninsula and seeing the Blaskets across the sound; it's intriguing to imagine the tiny community on that desolate island, abandoned only in relatively recent times. The imagery of place and times conve...

from ladycato

A stunning piece of nonfiction embodied by a sense of melancholy and loss, much appropriate for a story so intrinsically Irish. A century ago, scholars began to visit the isle of Great Blasket just off Ireland's west coast. Much of Ireland no longer spoke Irish, thanks to the heavy hand of Englis...

from stevesmits

I read "The Islandman" years ago when living in Ireland after visiting Slea Head on the Dingle peninsula and seeing the Blaskets across the sound; it's intriguing to imagine the tiny community on that desolate island, abandoned only in relatively recent times. The imagery of place and times conve...