Tales of the West of Ireland

by James Berry

Book Overview

Like William Carleton, James Berry, a native of County Mayo, came from peasant stock. He spent his whole life in the West until his death at the age of seventy-two in 1914. The material of his tales comes from the people of Mayo and Galway, and introduces the smugglers, the packmen and the raparees of the West. Mainly handed down to him by word of mouth, they tell of poor communities living in a bleak and beautiful countryside against a background...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851055028
• ISBN13: 9780851055022
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Colin Smythe
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.4"