Ethnology : a love song for Connemara
by
Cathy Galvin
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
178037772X
ISBN-13
9781780377728
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Imprint
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 26th, 2026
Print length
112 Pages
Weight
228 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 15.70 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
PoetryPoetry / PoemsPoetry / poems by individual poetsPoetry by individual poets
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Ethnology draws on the mystical cry for the dead of Cathy Galvin's Irish-speaking ancestors. Within an epic narrative she reclaims place, people and language, creating a bridge between our own times and a Connemara community. Fragility and strength are finely balanced, focused on the ruins of an island cottage built by her great-grandfather.
Ethnology draws on the mystical cry for the dead of Cathy Galvin's Irish-speaking ancestors. Within an epic narrative she reclaims place, people and language, creating a bridge between our own times and a Connemara community on the margins of Europe. Drawing on classic forms within literary and oral traditions, Ethnology becomes a love song for Connemara, witness to vivid encounters: between the living and the dead and between the poets, folklorists and ethnologists who have written about the West of Ireland for their own agendas. In her first full-length book of poetry, fragility and strength are finely balanced, focused on the ruins of an island cottage built by her great-grandfather. Here, Cathy Galvin locates both mourning, humour and joy. The poems give a vivid, original voice to the tradition of keening, of honouring the loss of those we love.
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