The Blasket Islandman : The Life and Legacy of Tomas O Criomhthain

Tomás Ó Criomhthain is a giant of Irish literature. His memoir An tOileánach (The Islandman) is a classic. But he was a highly unlikely author. He lived his entire life on the isolated and. now-abandoned Great Blasket, in a house he built with his own hands using stones he found on the island. Likewise, he crafted a valuable literary heritage out of island life, bequeathing to us a captivating saga of a doomed folk culture. The Blasket Islandman tells the absorbing story of Tomás' life, as well as describing the forces that influenced his work and detailing his impressive legacy. Tomás was determined that his community be remembered. In the process, he achieved a level of immortality for himself. More than eighty years after his passing, he remains the famed 'Blasket Islandman', the like of whom will never be again. Book jacket.