The Last Blasket King
Apr 2015 · Gill & Macmillan Ltd
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The last King of the Great Blasket Island was Pádraig Ó Catháin, known as Peats Mhicí, who served for quarter of a century until his death in 1929. The King helped the islanders navigate through life and through national as well as international events, such as the 1916 Rising and the Great War. This book tells how he came to be King of the Great Blasket Island and how his personality and integrity shaped the role. This is the first account of the King's extraordinary life, written in collaboration with his descendants in the USA and Ireland. It tells the story of this unique man, his many contributions to the island and his extended legacy. • Also available: From the Great Blasket to America by Michael Carney and The Loneliest Boy in the World by Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin
About the author
GERALD HAYES is the son-in-law of Michael Carney, the oldest living native of The Great Blasket Island. He is co-author with Carney of From The Great Blasket to America - The Last Memoir by an Islander. Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, he holds degrees from the College of the Holy Cross and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. ELIZA C. KANE is the great-great-granddaughter of the last King of The Great Blasket Island and co-producer of The Crest, a documentary film about the King and his descendants. She has taught literature and writing in the United States and France. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter, the great-great-great-granddaughter of the King.
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