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An Aran Reader

An Aran Reader

Breandán Ó hEithir

Breandán Ó hEithir, Ruairí Ó hEithir. Tim Robinson Stones of Aran THE WORM AND THE ROOT If as an artist I wanted to find a sculptural form for my intuition of the Aran landscape, I would not think in terms of circles. Aran's circles of stone, ...
Ireland: The Autobiography: One Hundred Years of Irish Life, ...

Ireland: The Autobiography: One Hundred Years of Irish Life, ...

John Bowman

Breandán Ó Heithir (1943) Breandán Ó hEithir was a journalist, writer and broadcaster. The following is the afterword to his 1984 book Over the Bar: A Personal Relationship with the GAA. Inside the sanest of us there is a wee preacher ...
The Same Age as the State

The Same Age as the State

Máire Cruise O'Brien

It was beautifully translated by the late Breandán Ó hEithir and I give it here: The First Shoe Translated by Breandán Ó hEithir We put the shoe on him the first time this morning, minute, stitchedtogether, a little jewel of leather, a miracle of ...
An Nollaig thiar

An Nollaig thiar

Breandán Ó hEithir

Christmas in the West : novel ; describes Christmas traditions in the Aran Islands before the Second World War.
Lead Us Into Temptation

Lead Us Into Temptation

Breandán Ó hEithir

Martin Melody and his disreputable friends are too busy drinking to pay much attention to Ireland declaring itself a republic and withdrawing from the Commonwealth in 1948.
A Short History of Ireland

A Short History of Ireland

Breandán Ó hEithir

Understanding and sympathetic, this little book gives a clear and stimulating grasp of Ireland, past and present.
A Pocket History of Ireland

A Pocket History of Ireland

Breandán Ó hEithir

Understanding and sympathetic, this little pocket book serves as the perfect primer for Ireland, past and present.
Celtic Literatures in the Twentieth Century

Celtic Literatures in the Twentieth Century

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There was the hugely popular Lig Sinn igCathú (1976) by Breandán Ó hEithir which topped the bestseller lists in any language for several weeks. This was partly due to the fact that it was a prize-winning novel, partly because it dealt with sex, ...

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