Bibeanna - Memories from a Corner of Ireland (Paperback)

Twenty women from the Dingle gaeltacht look back on their lives and the changes they have witnessed from childhood to the present day. The accounts they give are intimate, recalling their personal lives but their memories and experiences extend beyond the personal. Collectively, they provide a commentary on the changing face of Ireland. These women, who are familiar with the hedge schools and the famine from the first hand accounts of their grandparents, now connect with their grandchildren on their mobile phones. In their youth, healing relied on the use of herbs and such traditional healers as the bonesetter; today they have medical centres and home help. They have seen the arrival of radio, television, flush toilets and the page-three pin-up; new-found affluence and political, clerical and local scandal. They have taken much in their stride, and their vitality and resourcefulness continue to glow.

General

Imprint:	The Mercier Press Ltd
Country of origin:	Ireland
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	September 2007
Authors:	Brenda Ni Shuilleabhain
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-85635-543-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-85635-543-8
Barcode:	9781856355438

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