An Old Woman's Reflections

An Old Woman's Reflections
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 0192812394
ISBN-13 : 9780192812391
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Book Synopsis An Old Woman's Reflections by : Peig Sayers

Download or read book An Old Woman's Reflections written by Peig Sayers and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1978 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. It is a unique record of an essential part of the oral Gaelic tradition.


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