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Ventry Calling is a translation of Bearnard Ó Lubhaings beautifully written Ceann Trá hAon a memoir originally published in 1998 by Coiscéim and now translated by Gabriel Fitzmaurice. It is a loving, frank look at life as Bearnard saw it in the village of his youth.The rich archaeological heritage of the area, the feast-days ofthe year, life in west Kerry during the Second World War, encounters with the Blasket Island heritage, are all lovingly related in this authoritative account by a Ventry native who went on to become a national school teacher, a member of An Taisce and a committed Gaeilgeoir. Ventry Calling is a valuable record of the Corca Dhuibhne/Blasket Island heritage and will appeal to local historians, teachers and the general reader.
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Bearnard Ó Lubhaing was born in Ventry post office in 1928. He trained as a primary school teacher in St Patricks Training College, Drumcondra. After years of teaching in Crumlin, he returned to his beloved Kerry to teach in Listowel. He served as INTO secretary in north Kerry for twenty-five years and served as headmaster of the Irish College at Ventry which organised residential courses for second-level students. He died in August 2001.Gabriel Fitzmaurice is the author of more than thirty books, including collections of poetry in English and in Irish. His new book of poetry, The Boghole Boys, was published in April 2005.
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