Bibeanna: Memories from a Corner of Ireland

Twenty women from the Dingle Gaeltacht reflect on their lives and the changes they have witnessed from childhood to the present day. Their accounts are intimate, recalling their personal lives but their memories and experiences extend beyond the personal. Collectively, they provide a commentary on the changing face of Ireland. These women, who are familiar with the hedge schools and the famine from the first hand accounts of their grandparents, now connect with their grandchildren on their mobile phones. In their youth, healing relied on the use of herbs and such traditional healers as the bonesetter; today they have medical centres and home help. They have seen the arrival of radio, television, flush toilets, and the page-three pin-up: new-found affluence and political, clerical, and local scandals. They have taken much in their stride, and their vitality and resourcefulness continue to glow.

The book is bilingual. The Irish script sits alongside the English translation.

Author: Brenda Ni Shuilleabhain
Publisher: Mercier Press
Published: 09/01/2007
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.86lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.83w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9781856355438

About the Author
Shuilleabhain, Brenda Ni: - "Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin was a school principal before turning to television production. She has produced such documentaries as Do Mhargadh Déanta - on matchmaking, and Tréigint, on marital desertion among many others. She was script translator for Dúil, nominated for a Short Film Oscar in 2004. She is a regular commentator on tv and radio, writes frequently for Foinse, and has contributed to the Irish Times and other national print media."