Nóra Mharcais Bhig agus scéalta eile

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Le Pádraic ó Conaire,

Coiscéim 2023,

ISBN6660012230228,

Lth/356,

Cloch mhíle a bhí ann nuair a foilsíodh an chéad chnuasach scéalta le Pádraic ÓConaire i 1909, fógra go raibh scríbhneor cumasach dúshlánach ar an bhfód. Ba é ‘Nóra Mharcais Bhig’ an chéad scéal i aon téanga faoi bhean arbh éigean di teitheadh ó Éirinn mar gheall ar thoircheas géarchéime. Ba chlasaic eile é ‘Páidín Mháire’, a chuir síos ar fhear a bhaineadh as a chleachtadh gur rug míchinniúint air. Ligeadh an leabhar as cló ar feadh breis is céad bliain, áfach-go dtí anois.

It was a milestone when the first collection of stories by Pádraic ÓConaire was published in 1909, an announcement that a talented and challenging writer was on the horizon. ‘Nóra Markais Bigh’ was the first story in any language about a woman who had to flee Ireland because of a crisis pregnancy. Another classic was ‘Páídín Máire’, which described a man who was removed from his practice because of bad luck. The book was out of print for over a century, however – until now.