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Through the Gate of Ivory
Patrick Devaney
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Description for Through the Gate of Ivory
Paperback. Trinity student Charles Stanihurst, son of a Dublin merchant and a Roscommon chambermaid, flees his native after assaulting an English officer and heads for the West of Ireland, where he uncovers a culture virtually unknown in the Pale. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, geneal tables. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 363.
Trinity student Charles Stanihurst, the son of a Dublin merchant and a Roscommon chambermaid, flees his native city after assaulting an English officer and heads for the West of Ireland, where he encounters a culture virtually unknown within the pale. Beyond the Shannon much of the old Gaelic way of life is still intact, though under growing threat from the political power and land greed of the ‘foreigners’. Charles is forced to confront divisions between his Anglo-Irish and Gaelic loyalties, while seeking his spiritual father, Bishop William Bedell, who is translating the Old Testament into Irish. Set in post-Flight of ... Read more
Trinity student Charles Stanihurst, the son of a Dublin merchant and a Roscommon chambermaid, flees his native city after assaulting an English officer and heads for the West of Ireland, where he encounters a culture virtually unknown within the pale. Beyond the Shannon much of the old Gaelic way of life is still intact, though under growing threat from the political power and land greed of the ‘foreigners’. Charles is forced to confront divisions between his Anglo-Irish and Gaelic loyalties, while seeking his spiritual father, Bishop William Bedell, who is translating the Old Testament into Irish. Set in post-Flight of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781843510161
SKU
V9781843510161
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-28
About Patrick Devaney
PATRICK DEVANEY is a Roscommon-born teacher, poet and writer. This is his first book.
Reviews for Through the Gate of Ivory
‘An absorbing story, with the events and characters vividly described.’ – Colm Lennon ‘Excellently sustained, beautiful and scholarly prose . . . a classic . . . the period details are superb.’ – Sheila O’Hagan