This book would be a very important book in Irish history and was required reading for many years in secondary schools in Ireland. Then editing the text after it had been originally written down by her poet son, Michael O’Guthrim. This is a unique autobiography as Peig was persuaded by Maire Ni’Chirside to tell her life story. Máire was a schoolteacher from Dublin and she edited the manuscript. by Peig Sayers translated into English by Byron MacMahon. In 1942, Peig returned to her home of Dunquin where she lived until her death in hospital in 1958 at the age of 85. She would eventually dictate many folk stories and legend to Seosamh Ó DálaighĪlthough Peig was illiterate in the Irish language, she dictated her biography to her son Micheál, who in turn sent it to Máire Ní Chinnéide. Máire was a schoolteacher from Dublin and she edited the manuscript. People would gather at Peig’s house in the evenings to listen to her stories in front of the fire. They had eleven children together, six of whom survived. Peig got married to Pádraig Ó Guithín, who was from the Great Blasket Island, in 1892 and moved there with him. Location: Dublin 8, Dublin 650 more ads from this seller Entered/Renewed: 3 weeks ago Ad Views: 26. Her plan was to join her friend Cáit in America but Cáit was unable to send Peig the price of the fare. School & college books Children & Babies Fiction Non-fiction View All Toys & Games Soft Toys.
Her father, Tomás, was a storyteller and passed stories on to Peig.Īfter leaving school at the age of 12, Peig went to work as a servant. She was an Irish author and seanchaí (traditional Gaelic storyteller). Peig Sayers was born in Vicarstown, Dunquin, Co.
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