| The Last of the Name Contributor(s): McGlinchy, Charles (Author), Friel, Brian (Editor), Kavanagh, Patrick (As Told to) |
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ISBN: 190517246X ISBN-13: 9781905172467 Publisher: Collins Press OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Annotation: Charles McGlinchey (1861-1954), weaver and tailor, lived his entire life on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal. Never married, he outlived his brothers and sisters, none of whom left an heir and so he became 'the last of the name'. On winter evenings in the 1940s and '50s, McGlinchey would talk about his life and times on visits with the local schoolmaster, who would carefully record his friend's words. Thirty years later, those poignant, handwritten stories would be passed on to Brian Friel, who edited them into their present form. Here, filtered through a devoted schoolmaster and a master dramatist, is a voice that transports us to a period now beyond the grasp of living memory, an autobiography, a compendium of folklore and a vivid account of the life and times of a particular community in the north-west of Ireland. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.27" W x 7.76" (0.40 lbs) 144 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Charles McGlinchey (1861-1954) lived his entire life on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal. On winter evenings in the 1940s and 50s, McGlinchy would visit friend Patrick Kavanagh and talk about his life and times. Kavanagh wrote down McGlinchey's words in their entirety. |