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  • The Emigrants Of Ahadarra

    by William Carleton ...
    In "The Emigrants of Ahadarra," Carleton explores the theme of emigration, a significant phenomenon in Irish history, particularly during the 19th century when many Irish people left their homeland due to economic hardship, famine, and social and political instability.The story revolves around a group of peasants from the fictional village of Ahadarra in rural Ireland who decide to emigrate to ... Read more

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  • Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry - Volume I.

    by William Carleton ...
    This unusual early work is both hard to find and expensive in its first edition. William Carleton is universally recognised as the greatest delineator of the manners and customs of the Irish peasantry. His Traits and Stories has great historical value, and is a monument of national importance. It is thoroughly recommended reading for the Irish social historian. Contents Include: Introduction; Ned ... Read more

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  • Stories and Tales of the Irish

    by William Carleton ...
    It was one evening at the close of a September month and a September day that two equestrians might be observed passing along one of those old and lonely Irish roads that seemed, from the nature of its construction, to have been paved by a society of antiquarians, if a person could judge from its obsolete character, and the difficulty, without risk of neck or limb, of riding a horse or driving a ... Read more

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  • The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine

    by William Carleton ...
    Series series Classics To Go
    The Black Prophet centres upon an unsolved murder and the love affair between the niece of the victim and the son of his supposed killer, and the plot unfolds against the powerfully rendered background of the famine and typhus epidemic of 1817, which Carleton had witnessed at first hand. Yeats praised the novel's 'sombre and passionate dialogue', and said that 'all nature, and not merely man's ... Read more

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  • The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine

    by William Carleton ...
    Some twenty and odd years ago there stood a little cabin at the foot of a round hill, that very much resembled a cupola in shape, and which, from its position and height, commanded a prospect of singular beauty. This hill was one of a range that ran from north to southwest; but in consequence of its standing, as it were, somewhat out of the ranks, its whole appearance and character as a distinct ... Read more

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  • New Lives for Old

    by William William Carleton ...
    When a young couple leaves the city for a neglected New England farm, they trade comfort for hard work and a chance to build something real. Around them sits a town asleep: with fields gone to weeds, credit stretched thin, and neighbors dulled by habit and easy talk.Across the road, an immigrant family shows a different picture—orderly rows of crops, full barns, accounts paid in cash. Seeing what ... Read more

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  • The Black Prophet A Tale Of Irish Famine

    by William Carleton ...
    In "The Black Prophet," Carleton addresses the impact of the famine on the Irish population. The narrative revolves around the character of Mat Kavanagh, who gains a reputation as the "Black Prophet" due to his predictions of the famine's severity. The story explores the struggles and hardships faced by the Irish peasantry during this challenging period, capturing the desperation and suffering ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Going to Maynooth: Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry

    by William Carleton ...
    Young Denis O'Shaughnessy was old Denis's son; and old Denis, like many great men before him, was the son of his father and mother in particular, and a long line of respectable ancestors in general. He was, moreover, a great historian, a perplexing controversialist, deeply read in Dr. Gallagher and Pastorini, and equally profound in the history of Harry the Eighth, and Luther's partnership with ... Read more

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  • Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories: Traits and Stories of The Irish Peasantry

    by William Carleton ...
    Phelim O'Toole, who had the honor of being that interesting personage, an only son, was heir to a snug estate of half an acre, which had been the family patrimony since the time of his grandfather, Tyrrell O'Toole, who won it from the Sassenah at the point of his reaping-hook, during a descent once made upon England by a body of “spalpeens,” in the month of August. This resolute little band was ... Read more

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  • PHELIM OTOOLE'S COURTSHIP AND OTHER STORIES TRAITS AND STORIES OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY

    by William Carleton ...
    "Phelim O'Toole's Courtship" is one of the short stories included in this collection. Each story in the collection offers a glimpse into the lives of the Irish peasantry, providing readers with insights into the cultural and social dynamics of the time.Carleton's writing style combines humor, satire, and social commentary, making his works both entertaining and reflective of the realities of Irish ... Read more

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  • The Dead Boxer

    by William Carleton ...
    One evening in the beginning of the eighteenth century—as nearly as we can conjecture, the year might be that of 1720—some time about the end of April, a young man named Lamh Laudher O'Rorke, or Strong-handed O'Eorke, was proceeding from his father's house, with a stout oaken cudgel in his hand, towards an orchard that stood at the skirt of a country town, in a part of the kingdom which, for the ... Read more

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  • The Dead Boxer

    by William Carleton ...
    The story centers around a young man named Jack Dolan, a talented boxer who mysteriously disappears after a fight. Rumors swirl that he was murdered by his rival, Darby M'Keown, who had a reputation for foul play. However, Jack's body is never found, and the townspeople are left to grapple with uncertainty and fear.Years later, Darby M'Keown is found dead in his own bed, seemingly from natural ... Read more

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