Author: George A. Birmingham
Publisher: London, Foulis
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Lighter Side of Irish Life
Author: George A. Birmingham
Publisher: London, Foulis
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher: London, Foulis
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Lighter Side of Irish Life (Classic Reprint)
Author: George A. Birmingham
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333184759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Excerpt from The Lighter Side of Irish Life Mr. W. B. Yeats, who IS A wit AS well as a poet, once found himself called upon to discuss the opinion which the English people have formed of the Irish. They insist, he said, in presenting us with all the good qualities which they do not want for themselves. For instance, they will have it that we are an island of saints. The saying is two-edged, cutting deep into the self-satisfaction of English and Irish alike. For the English, so Mr. Yeats seems to think, admire saintliness only in other peoples, while the Irish, so he went on to ex plain, have a glory thrust on them which they by no means deserve. I am not sure that Mr. Yeats' example is the best he could have chosen. I seldom meet English people who insist much on our saintliness. They are more inclined to credit us with a kind of non-moral Puckishness of nature, a mischievous irresponsibility for which they do not blame us, though they find it inconvenient. But Mr. Yeats' general prin ciple is quite unassailable. The English are al ways most generous in endowing us with ami. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333184759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Excerpt from The Lighter Side of Irish Life Mr. W. B. Yeats, who IS A wit AS well as a poet, once found himself called upon to discuss the opinion which the English people have formed of the Irish. They insist, he said, in presenting us with all the good qualities which they do not want for themselves. For instance, they will have it that we are an island of saints. The saying is two-edged, cutting deep into the self-satisfaction of English and Irish alike. For the English, so Mr. Yeats seems to think, admire saintliness only in other peoples, while the Irish, so he went on to ex plain, have a glory thrust on them which they by no means deserve. I am not sure that Mr. Yeats' example is the best he could have chosen. I seldom meet English people who insist much on our saintliness. They are more inclined to credit us with a kind of non-moral Puckishness of nature, a mischievous irresponsibility for which they do not blame us, though they find it inconvenient. But Mr. Yeats' general prin ciple is quite unassailable. The English are al ways most generous in endowing us with ami. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Lighter Side of Irish Life
Author: George A. Birmingham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The lighter side of Irish life, by George A. Birmingham
Lighter Side of Irish Life.5th Ed
The lighter Side of Irish Life
The lighter side of Irish life
The Lighter Side of Irish Life ... With sixteen illustrations in colour by Henry W. Kerr.
Author: George A. BIRMINGHAM (pseud. [i.e. James Owen Hannay.])
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Lights and Shadows of Irish Life, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Mrs. S. C. Hall
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333360054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Excerpt from Lights and Shadows of Irish Life, Vol. 1 of 3 It has been always impressed on my mind, that I ought to write for the Irish, as well as for the English, reader; with this feeling I have never hesitated to exhibit and condemn in my countrymen and countrywomen, that which I considered wrong and capable of alteration. To praise is always easy - to censure, seldom agree able; if I have, at times, seemed to adhere but slightly.to the old caution, be to their faults a little blind, I trust it cannot be said of me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333360054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Excerpt from Lights and Shadows of Irish Life, Vol. 1 of 3 It has been always impressed on my mind, that I ought to write for the Irish, as well as for the English, reader; with this feeling I have never hesitated to exhibit and condemn in my countrymen and countrywomen, that which I considered wrong and capable of alteration. To praise is always easy - to censure, seldom agree able; if I have, at times, seemed to adhere but slightly.to the old caution, be to their faults a little blind, I trust it cannot be said of me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Irish Life and Character (Classic Reprint)
Author: Michael MacDonagh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781330668771
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Excerpt from Irish Life and Character I hope I have achieved the object which I have had in view in writing this book, namely, to give a clear, full and faithful picture of Irish life and character, illustrated by anecdotes and by my own recollections and experiences during a twelve years' connection with Irish journalism. Hitherto no attempt has been made to do for Ireland what Dean Ramsay, in his ever popular Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character, has done so well for Scotland. There is no complete collection of real, genuine Irish anecdotes which throw light on the character, customs, manners, and ways of thought of the Irish people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781330668771
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Excerpt from Irish Life and Character I hope I have achieved the object which I have had in view in writing this book, namely, to give a clear, full and faithful picture of Irish life and character, illustrated by anecdotes and by my own recollections and experiences during a twelve years' connection with Irish journalism. Hitherto no attempt has been made to do for Ireland what Dean Ramsay, in his ever popular Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character, has done so well for Scotland. There is no complete collection of real, genuine Irish anecdotes which throw light on the character, customs, manners, and ways of thought of the Irish people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.