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Letters from The Great Blasket by Eibhli Ní Shúilleabháin

June 22, 2024 By P Commane

This selection of Letters from the Great Blasket written by Eibhlís Ní Shúilleabháin to George Chambers in London. The letters cover a period of over twenty years.

Eibhlís married Seán Ó Criomhthain a son of Tomás Ó Criomhthain, An tOileanach (The Islandman). On her marriage she lived in the same house as the Islandman and nursed him during the last years of his life which are described in the letters.

Beginning in 1931 when the island was still a place where one might marry and raise a family. The letters end in 1951 with the author herself in exile on the mainland. By the time Eibhlís left the Blasket in July 1942 the island school had already closed. The three remaining pupils left to run wild with the rabbits.

It must be remembered when reading these letters that they were written in a language foreign to Eibhlís whose native tongue was Irish. Only very minor changes were thought appropriate in the letters and these were in the interests of readability.

The Letters from The Great Blasket add to the literary heritage of the island.

 

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