Ireland of the Proverb

By Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Iomaire L. Mac Con

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940279231
• ISBN13: 9780940279230
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not only a study of language, but a rich source of tradition

This book offers a collection of words and photographs to illustrate Irish wisdom as passed from generation to generation. Two sides to every story, every cloud has a silver lining, these are just the "nutshells," that have survived into contempory times. Here one is exposed to the origins. The photographs compliment beautifully the selections and portray a country, and a people that seem only slightly touched by the twentieth century, as we prepare for the twenty-first. The original Gaelic language is not only music for the ears, but in this text provides a feast for the eyes as well. There is much to be learned in this book and I highly recommend it to students of life.