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Songs of an Irish Poet: The Mary O'Leary Story

By Brian Brennan

Book information

Publisher
Brian Brennan
Year
2011
ISBN
1898256985
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
200 kB (205144 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-03-14 09:49:03
Biography & Autobiography; History; Nonfiction; BI

Description

Mary O'Leary (Máire Bhuí Ní Laoire) was one of the most celebrated Irish-language folk poets of the 19th century. She composed songs that were built to last – songs collected and preserved by folklorists that now occupy a significant place in the repertoires of contemporary traditional performers. In this, the first full-length treatment of the life, times and poetry of Mary O'Leary, Irish-Canadian author Brian Brennan examines the phenomenon of one of the few female oral poets of her generation to achieve name recognition after her death.

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