An Toileanach (Irish Edition)

An tOileanach is an autobiography by Tomas O Criomhthain (1855-1937) of daily life on the Blasket Islands. The book was originally published in 1929. Among the Blasket books, the Islandman is probably the most widely translated. This is a new first complete version of An tOileanach/The Islandman. It is authoritatively edited from the original manuscript in the National Library.The editor, Prof. Sean O Coileain, set out to produce a text in the style, language and form which Tomas O Criomhthain intended. This autobiography includes a very famous one-liner which marks the importance of the text: '...mar na beidh ar leitheidi aris ann' /...the likes of us will never be again.The original manuscript was written between Jan 1923 and June 1924.n nn