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Owen Roe O'Sullivan - The Last Gaelic Poet (Irish Ancestors)

Owen Roe O'Sullivan - The Last Gaelic Poet (Irish Ancestors)

Richard Crawford
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Irish Ancestors is a series of Books which introduce notable members of the great Irish family names, through a prose dramatization rooted in historical detail. This Book tells the Story of one Irish member of the O’Sullivan clan Owen Roe O’Sullivan or in the Irish Eoghan Rua O’Súilleabháin .

Owen Roe O’Sullivan was an educated and gifted man, learned in languages, a natural poet, he was by all accounts a lady’s man and fond of a drink. He had the misfortune to live at a time when an Irish Roman Catholic had no professional future in his own country because of the anti-Catholic Penal Laws. He also had a reckless and mercurial character and threw away the few opportunities he was given. At eighteen, he opened his own school but soon took up the wandering life of an itinerant labourer. He had many adventures in Ireland and abroad and spent the rest of his short life following his passions of women, writing and the drink. When his fortunes were hopeless, he would turn to teaching when he could or farm labouring when there was nothing else.

In spite of his luckless life, Owen Roe became a legend in his own time, and his songs and poems have been passed down in the Gaeltacht, or Irish-speaking regions, of Munster, by word of mouth right up until the present day. They tell of life and love, of misfortune and forbearance, and like the best poetry they echo the writer’s life.

In the accompanying brief historical context readers may come to understand how a man like O’Sullivan could survive and become known and revered today as the last Gaelic poet. The book also includes a short history of Irish poetry to illustrate O’Sullivan’s place in the long tradition and evolution of poetry and song in Ireland.

You can find details of more of our books on your Irish Ancestors at our website at http://irishriver.com/

or click on the author name above to go to a list of our publications.

About the Authors

Richard Crawford and Richard Jordan are Irish gentlemen and scholars with an interest in the history and culture of Ireland. From their respective homes in the County Down they have set their gaze for notable Irish men and women and hope to entertain you with their stories. Their wives hope it is but a passing fancy.
Language
English
Pages
51
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
February 18, 2012

Owen Roe O'Sullivan - The Last Gaelic Poet (Irish Ancestors)

Richard Crawford
0/5 ( ratings)
Irish Ancestors is a series of Books which introduce notable members of the great Irish family names, through a prose dramatization rooted in historical detail. This Book tells the Story of one Irish member of the O’Sullivan clan Owen Roe O’Sullivan or in the Irish Eoghan Rua O’Súilleabháin .

Owen Roe O’Sullivan was an educated and gifted man, learned in languages, a natural poet, he was by all accounts a lady’s man and fond of a drink. He had the misfortune to live at a time when an Irish Roman Catholic had no professional future in his own country because of the anti-Catholic Penal Laws. He also had a reckless and mercurial character and threw away the few opportunities he was given. At eighteen, he opened his own school but soon took up the wandering life of an itinerant labourer. He had many adventures in Ireland and abroad and spent the rest of his short life following his passions of women, writing and the drink. When his fortunes were hopeless, he would turn to teaching when he could or farm labouring when there was nothing else.

In spite of his luckless life, Owen Roe became a legend in his own time, and his songs and poems have been passed down in the Gaeltacht, or Irish-speaking regions, of Munster, by word of mouth right up until the present day. They tell of life and love, of misfortune and forbearance, and like the best poetry they echo the writer’s life.

In the accompanying brief historical context readers may come to understand how a man like O’Sullivan could survive and become known and revered today as the last Gaelic poet. The book also includes a short history of Irish poetry to illustrate O’Sullivan’s place in the long tradition and evolution of poetry and song in Ireland.

You can find details of more of our books on your Irish Ancestors at our website at http://irishriver.com/

or click on the author name above to go to a list of our publications.

About the Authors

Richard Crawford and Richard Jordan are Irish gentlemen and scholars with an interest in the history and culture of Ireland. From their respective homes in the County Down they have set their gaze for notable Irish men and women and hope to entertain you with their stories. Their wives hope it is but a passing fancy.
Language
English
Pages
51
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
February 18, 2012

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