From the Great Blasket to America
Michael Carney
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Description for From the Great Blasket to America
Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
Mike Carney was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1920 in that unique, isolated Irish-speaking community. Mike left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually settled in Springfield, Massachusetts, with other former islanders. The death on the island of his younger brother set off a chain of events that led to its evacuation, in which Mike played a pivotal role. This is the story of his life and his efforts to promote Irish culture in America, to preserve the memory of The Great Blasket, to respect roots left behind and to set down roots in ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gill
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781848891654
SKU
KRF2232737
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Michael Carney
Mike Carney (Micheal O Cearna) knew little English when he traveled to the mainland at 16 to work as a bar man in Dublin. He wrote an Irish language column for The Irish Press while in Dublin. In Springfield MA he worked as a store manager and as a security officer. He was president of the John Boyle O'Reilly Club ... Read more
Reviews for From the Great Blasket to America
"A treasure."
Irish Echo
"Heartfelt account in a simple, charming style."
Irish Examiner
"Spellbinding memoir."
Irish Independent
"Effervescent memoir."
Sunday Business Post
Irish Echo
"Heartfelt account in a simple, charming style."
Irish Examiner
"Spellbinding memoir."
Irish Independent
"Effervescent memoir."
Sunday Business Post