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Michael MacGowan was born in 1865 in the Donegal gaeltacht. The eldest of twelve in a poverty-stricken family owning one cow, living in a three-roomed thatched cottage and speaking no English, he ended his days in a large slate-roofed house in the same place. First published in Irish as Rotha Mór an tSaol, this is his account of the fate dealt to him by the Wheel of Life . From the age of nine he was hired out for six consecutive summers at a fee of 30 shillings. After emigration to Scotland and the drudgery of farm work he left for America and worked his way across the USA in steelmills and mines to Montana. He then took part in the Klondike gold-rush and vividly recounts his adventures and hardships in the primitive icy wastes of the Yukon. Home on holiday in 1901 he fell in love and stayed, using the money from the gold to buy land and a house. This is a fascinating record of life and wanderings in Ireland, Scotland and America in the late 19th century. Told with the authority of someone who has lived what he describes, it reflects his indomitable spirit and loyalty to his native place and culture. He died in 1948.
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The real magic of this book is in the narration itself. --Aerbooks
What a story and what a character! ... Riveting --Irish Edition
The style is simple, embellished by a soul of humor and wisdom. --The Desert Shamrock
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What a story and what a character! ... Riveting --Irish Edition
The style is simple, embellished by a soul of humor and wisdom. --The Desert Shamrock
Seán Ó hEochaidh took down this story from Mici MacGabhann when collecting for the Irish Folklore Commission in the 1940s. It was later edited for publication in Irish by Proinnsias Ó Conluain and published in 1958. This translation by Valentin Iremonger was first published in 1962 and has been unavailable for many years. .
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- PublisherRoutledge & Kegan Paul Books
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 071007686X
- ISBN 13 9780710076861
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages166
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