They illustrate Peig’s repertoire, ranging from religious stories and prayers to humorous, romantic, even supernatural tales, as well as descriptions of an island life that is passing from living memory. /rebates/2fbook-search2fauthor2fpeig-sayers2ffirst-edition2f&. I Will Speak to You All collects, for the first time, in both Irish & English, the recordings made by the BBC & RTÉ of Peig Sayers in 1946, 1947 & 1953. Volume 3 of Ceiliradh an Bhlascaoid, ISSN 1393-6026 Author, Peig Sayers Publisher, Coiscim. Marrying a fisherman from the Great Blasket, she enjoyed a full life with a large extended family and the care of her six surviving children. Syracuse University Press, Literary Collections - 216 pages. Bibliographic information Title, Peig Sayers Scala, 1873-1958. Via her reminiscences you gain insight into a past and a style of life long gone. In this book, originally in Gaelic, she recounts incidents from her life - some more and some less interesting for the modern reader. Kerry in 1873, Peig learned the art of storytelling at her father’s knee, and quickly became known for her sociable nature and excellent memory. Peig Sayers was a female storyteller who spend her life on a small island close to the Dingle peninsula. by Robert Kanigel Front cover for the book Peig by Peig Sayers Peig. From the descriptions of those who met her, the real Peig emerges as a warm, wise and humorous woman, with an addiction to tobacco, a fondness for a sup of whiskey and a mastery of the art of ‘spin.’īorn in Dún Chaoin in Co. Front cover for the book On an Irish Island by Robert Kanigel. She was anything but the maudlin and old-fashioned Peig remembered by generation of school children. Known affectionately as 'the Queen of Gaelic Storytellers,' Peig Sayers here offers reminiscences of the daily events that made up her life (such as seal catching, collecting turf for roofs, preparing for a funeral wake) alongside the tragedies of drownings at sea, pilgrimages, and the news of the 1916 revolution in Dublin City.
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