Meini: The Blasket Nurse
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First published in 1996. This is the captivating life story of a remarkable woman, M in Dunlevy. Born in Massachusetts of Kerry parents, M in was reared in her grandparent's house in Dunquin. When she was nineteen, she eloped with an island widower to the Great Blasket, a remote island off the coast of Kerry, Ireland, where she worked as a nurse and midwife for thirty-six years. Returning widowed to Dunquin, she died in 1967, aged 91.
M in 's story, recorded by the author from her own accounts and those of her friends and relatives in Dunquin, is an evocation of a forceful, spicy personality and a compelling reconstruction of a unique way of life that has exercised an enduring fascination for readers.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1856351335
ISBN13:9781856351331
Release Date:September 1996
Publisher:Mercier Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.41 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"
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