The Islandman
work by Criomhthain
Also known as: “An tOileánach”
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Gaelic literature
- In Celtic literature: The Gaelic Revival
…these is Tomás Ó Criomhthain’s An tOileánach (1929; The Islandman). At one time the Gaeltacht memoirs threatened to become a vogue and inspired the brilliant satirical novel An Béal Bocht (1941; The Poor Mouth) by Flann O’Brien (pseudonym of Brian Ó Nualláin).
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