Ventry Calling: The Story of a Proud and Honest People

By Bearnard O Lubhaing

Ventry Calling is a translation of Bearnard Lubhaing's beautifully written Ceann Tr hAon - a memoir originally published in 1998 by Coisc im and now translated by Gabriel Fitzmaurice. It is a loving, frank look at life as Bearnard saw it in the village of his youth.

The rich archaeological heritage of the area, the feast-days of the year, life in west Kerry during the Second World War, encounters with the Blasket Island heritage, are all lovingly related in this authoritative account by a Ventry native who went on to become a national school teacher, a member of An Taisce and a committed Gaeilgeoir.

Ventry Calling is a valuable record of the Corca Dhuibhne/Blasket Island heritage and will appeal to local historians, teachers and the general reader.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856354814
• ISBN13: 9781856354813
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"