![]() ![]() This was instead a snapshot of her neighbors, very small glimmers of her life and a lot of opinion told in that fiery Irish spirit. Although there were snippets of what life was like it didn't explore Peig as a woman, what she felt, thought or experienced mostly unless indirectly. The other part is that Peig was suppose to be a storyteller but instead of stories this is just a collection of memories she had in and throughout her life. Most of the other names that were included were common names thus not as much problems to me. ![]() I really wish there was a pronunciation guide on the woman's name and whether it was correct or not I called her Peg. First of all there is a small paragraph explaining a bit of the history of Blasket Island, its vague announcement that it was evacuated, its importance to the linguistic world and other books that came from the Island People - most of which share the same characters. What would have been an interesting read for me actually turned out to be a struggle. As a result that it was small and the closest I chose to read it to get sleepy eyes to close. I am still not quite sure where this particular book came from in my collection. The island, when she went there, was very exposed and a hard place to live.Īnyone interested in these past ways of life might enjoy: So her father talked to him while Peig and her mother got on with housework. ![]() Later in life a match was made for Peig with a young man who had a farm on the Great Blasket island off Kerry she saw the lad when he was brought to her house as a guest but it would have been considered too forward for her to get to know him. Peig had a friend called Cait Jim (short for Catherine, Jim's daughter) who went to America and promised to send back money so Peig could join her. Peig had to do the milking and so on, hard physical work in the cold. ![]() Peig was a girl from a simple household and when she was old enough to be sent out to work, her mother found a place for her as a servant - the pay was rubbish but it saved her family feeding her. My view of the book is coloured by the fact that we had to read it in Irish in school, and many outdated terms as well as rural terms that were unfamiliar were used.Ī friend says her teacher told the class to read Peig in translation and then go through selected passages in Irish. The 7 Blasket Island books published by OUP contain memoirs and reminiscences from within this literary tradition, evoking a way of life which has now vanished. A rich oral tradition of story-telling, poetry, and folktales kept alive the legends and history of the islands, and has made their literature famous throughout the world. Until their evacuation just after the Second World War, the lives of the 150 or so Blasket Islanders had remained unchanged for centuries. The Blasket Islands are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. There were 'clouds of sorrow', but helping to lift them was the friendship she found in the community, which 'was like a little rose in the wilderness'. Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for roots, catching and eating seals, and preparing for a wake are depicted alongside such momentous events as drownings at sea, pilgrimages, and the spread of the news of the Easter uprising in 1916. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy in a moving poetic style. In her old age, Peig Sayers, recounted her life to her son who recorded the tale in this book. I am satisfied acceptable bearing in mind the version and the package.Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends and history of the Blasket Islands. I think I will present 4.5 out of 5 for Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island (Irish Studies). The sympathy in some parts is the drawback of Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island (Irish Studies) but the writer solves it by creating strong characters and plot and it works well. As a result, it attracts readers to think more or less the version of Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island (Irish Studies). The summary doesnt say a lot more or less the version but the writer chooses the right phrase or scene for the summary. You will be more interesting and interested more or less the version after reading the summary upon the urge on cover. You may adore the lid bearing in mind you look this folder for the first mature at the bookstore. From the review above, I think that Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island (Irish Studies) is worth it to buy and read. ![]()
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