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This novel has a dramatic plot that spans 3 generations. It tells a story that is sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and features love, friendship, betrayal and murder. As well as being entertaining, the book is a lesson in the social history of Connemara. It explores the daunting authority of the Church, the chasm that divided the English-speaking elite from the Irish-speaking working-class and the painful reality of emigration. Lámh Láidir was awarded the Cló Iar-Chonnachta Literary Prize, in conjunction with Údarás na Gaeltachta. It was also awarded the top prize in the Oireachtas Literary competition 2002.
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"Ros na Run" actor, Joe Steve O Neachtain, has put pen to paper to draft his second novel, "Lamh Laidir". Joe plays Peadar, one of the central characters in the TG4 soap. So, has Joe borrowed from his acting experiences in his writing? It would appear so. His new novel "Lamh Laidir" has a dramatic plot that spans three generations. As well as being entertaining, the book is a lesson in the social history of Connemara. It explores the daunting authority of the Church, the chasm that divided the English-speaking aristocracy from the Irish speaking working class and the painful reality of emigration.
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As well as being a skillful author and actor, Joe is also a gifted scriptwriter and playwright. He wrote the hugely popular radio soap Baile an Droichid, which ran for 10 years on Raidio na Gaeltachta. He has also written plays, including Nior Mhaith Linn do Thriobloid, which was awarded the BBC/Stewart Parker Award, and played to consistently full houses throughout the country during several successful tours. Joe was recently the subject of the TG4 documentary, Idir Shugadh 's Dhairire. Lamh Laidir was awarded the Clo Iar-Chonnachta Literary Prize, in conjunction with Udaras na Gaeltachta.
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- PublisherClo Iar-Chonnachta Teo
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1902420799
- ISBN 13 9781902420790
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages477
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Book Description Condition: New. 2005. First Edition. Paperback. Bog/Paperback 480 lch. Gradam Litr?ochta Chl? Iar-Chonnacht 2002. T? an fh?rinne mar fheoil ar chn?mh droma an sc?il seo, at? suite sna Beanna Beola, agus a dh?anann cur s?os go neamhbhalbh ar l?mh l?idir an bhunoideachais agus na heaglaise, ar an imirce, ar an drabhl?s, agus ar an ngr? A novel set over a sixty-year period in the tranquil beauty of the Twelve Bens, which has among its themes the power of the church and emigration. Not a first edition copy. . . . Seller Inventory # 9781902420790
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Book Description Condition: New. 2005. First Edition. Paperback. Bog/Paperback 480 lch. Gradam Litríochta Chló Iar-Chonnacht 2002. Tá an fhírinne mar fheoil ar chnámh droma an scéil seo, atá suite sna Beanna Beola, agus a dhéanann cur síos go neamhbhalbh ar lámh láidir an bhunoideachais agus na heaglaise, ar an imirce, ar an drabhlás, agus ar an ngrá. A novel set over a sixty-year period in the tranquil beauty of the Twelve Bens, which has among its themes the power of the church and emigration. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9781902420790
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