Islanders - Softcover

O'Donnell, Peadar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781179042 ISBN 13: 9781781179048

Publisher: The Mercier Press, 2025

Synopsis

He was taken prisoner in the fall of The Four Courts and spent almost two years in jail. 'I spent a good few months in continuous solitary confinement in 1923. I found it stimulating. I did encourage my mind, however, to steal out the window, to boats, islands, scenes I like' .

He later assembled his prison vision in Islanders. It is a convincing and haunting story of haunting story of epic simplicity in which a whole family comes to life. Under the author's spell we are taken into their world of poverty, hunger, laughter, and, above all, hope.

About this title

About the Author

Peadar O'Donnell was born in Meenamore, Donegal in 1893 and trained as a teacher. He joined the IRA during the War of Independence and quickly rose through the ranks. He published his first novel, Storm, in 1925 followed by Islanders in 1928. In 1964 he became editor of The Bell and remained as its editor until 1954. He died in 1986.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Mercier Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781179042
• ISBN 13: 9781781179048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130