Aodh de Róiste - Hardcover

by Dónall Bán Ó. Céileachair (Author), David J. Webb (Editor)

A new edition of Dónall Bán Ó Céileachair's translation Aodh de Róíste in the modern spelling. This book is in Munster Irish, with detailed vocabulary notes. The book portrays the harsh treatment of Irish agricultural tenants by landlords in the 19th century. One such tenant, the protagonist of the book, is impressed into the British Army and serves in the Crimean War, subsequently returning to Ireland having made his fortune.