Translation to Irish by Micheál Ó Conghaile of a selection of Liam Ó Flaithearta’s short stories.
A common topic of debate regarding Ó Flaithearta’s work is whether his work in Irish was even better than his writing in English. And what relationship exists, if any, between his writing in Irish and in English? Another issue is why he published most of his work in English in the first place.
It is worth taking another look at Ó Flaithearta’s work through the eyes of the Irish speaker and in this book Micheál Ó Conghaile has translated his selection of Ó Flaithearta’s short stories. The collection includes thirty-three short stories, in which themes like the hardship of life for people living in the Irish islands, the role of women in society, his distinctive view of the clergy and the Catholic church, and his fascination with nature.
