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Home With Alice: A Journey in Gaelic Ireland

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Steve Fallon's Boston upbringing was as Irish as the come: portraits of the President, the Pope and the Sacred Heart hanging on the wall, a patina of song and booze, and even being taught by his Aunt Alice to bless himself in Gaelic. When, as an adult, he finds his life is generating more questions than answers, he embarks on a journey to the land of his ancestors determined to conquer Gaelic - and to find some personal peace. What starts out as a private odyssey beings to resemble a family road trip when, much to his surprise, Steve is joined by the spirit of his long-departed Aunt Alice. Together they journey to the heart of Irish-speaking Ireland - the Gaeltacht - through pubs and language classes, brushes with the 'little people' and run-ins with other classmates, through Galway, Kerry, Donegal and beyond. Despite all he learns along the way, Steve's quest raises two fundamental questions. Can Gaelic continue to survive? And just how long is Alice planning to hang around?

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications

Release: March 01, 2002

ISBN: 1740590384

ISBN 13: 9781740590389

Home With Alice: A Journey in Gaelic Ireland

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Steve Fallon's Boston upbringing was as Irish as the come: portraits of the President, the Pope and the Sacred Heart hanging on the wall, a patina of song and booze, and even being taught by his Aunt Alice to bless himself in Gaelic. When, as an adult, he finds his life is generating more questions than answers, he embarks on a journey to the land of his ancestors determined to conquer Gaelic - and to find some personal peace. What starts out as a private odyssey beings to resemble a family road trip when, much to his surprise, Steve is joined by the spirit of his long-departed Aunt Alice. Together they journey to the heart of Irish-speaking Ireland - the Gaeltacht - through pubs and language classes, brushes with the 'little people' and run-ins with other classmates, through Galway, Kerry, Donegal and beyond. Despite all he learns along the way, Steve's quest raises two fundamental questions. Can Gaelic continue to survive? And just how long is Alice planning to hang around?

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications

Release: March 01, 2002

ISBN: 1740590384

ISBN 13: 9781740590389

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