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- Front Cover
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- Frontispiece
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- Contents page 1
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The Irish language title of this book is Amhráin Thomáis Ruaidh. Tomás Ruadh was known as the Iveragh Poet. He lived between 1785 – 1848. The poetry is in the Irish Language. However, there is over 20 pages of an introduction in English. The introduction would help the reader who was not fluent in Irish to understand the poetry and songs.
The book was published in 1922. The text was printed in the “old Irish” font. Please note that three pages are the rear of the book have tears on them, otherwise the book is in good condition.
A biographical note on Tomás Ruadh; he was a schoolmaster and poet in Irish, was born in Bán Ard, Derrynane, Co. Kerry. The little that is known of his life has been gleaned from his songs, which indicate that he travelled throughout Munster and spent time in Killarney, Cork, Limerick, Kilkenny, north Kerry, Dingle, and Dublin. Tomás received his earliest education in a school in Gort na Cille.
His poems provide an interesting insight not only into his own life but into contemporary life in the Iveragh area. The themes are taken from occurrences that happened either to him or to those around him.