tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post64692565706057592..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: The Relief of Just Doing ItMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-40346289338653236182018-02-20T04:33:25.303-08:002018-02-20T04:33:25.303-08:00That is a sad story.
The perfect reply to your fr...That is a sad story.<br /><br />The perfect reply to your friend would have been: "Don't be an ass".Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-26644044382839706742018-02-20T04:23:59.738-08:002018-02-20T04:23:59.738-08:00His books are relatively well-known - he is a lege...His books are relatively well-known - he is a legend in Connemara. He lived in Roundstone, but sadly I believe his health has now deteriorated and he was obliged to move home to England. I saw his house a couple of years back, just sitting there with all his books and the damp beginning to get in, a tragedy.....Incidentally, I told an Irish friend of mine of my decision to give up the Titley translation and he accused me of "cultural neuroticism", the kind of reply that makes me despair for any future for Gaeilge.KJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-70030119118551476752018-02-20T02:02:32.701-08:002018-02-20T02:02:32.701-08:00I'd never heard of him, either. I'm gratef...I'd never heard of him, either. I'm grateful for his work on behalf of Irish culture, but the whole idea of expiating for the sins of your ancestors is something I disagree with.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-47100298310082710642018-02-20T02:01:02.293-08:002018-02-20T02:01:02.293-08:00I (an Englishman) had never heard of Tim Robinson....I (an Englishman) had never heard of Tim Robinson. Will remember his name - thanks!Dominic Nhttp://some-definite-service.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-16152653706150722232018-02-19T05:38:46.622-08:002018-02-19T05:38:46.622-08:00Since a few people have suggested this, I decided ...Since a few people have suggested this, I decided to press ahead with it. I've just emailed my first potential interview subject, hopefully I get a positive reply!Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-38529762454183960602018-02-19T05:03:54.629-08:002018-02-19T05:03:54.629-08:00Sorry I only saw this comment now. It's a good...Sorry I only saw this comment now. It's a good idea but the technological aspect of it is a bit beyond me. I might get someone to help me with it, though.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-24122691798772408492018-02-18T04:59:19.417-08:002018-02-18T04:59:19.417-08:00There's a horrific irony in that Titley's ...There's a horrific irony in that Titley's version is full of 21st century slang and curses, which I found really annoying, whereas the other translation which is considered more faithful was co-authored by Tim Robinson, an Englishman who became famous for charting Connemara folklore and fauna, and who learned the language and did the translation as, in his own words, partial atonement for English colonisation of Ireland.KJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-60882183416400174152018-02-18T04:30:52.265-08:002018-02-18T04:30:52.265-08:00Yes, I've often felt the same thing. I read Th...Yes, I've often felt the same thing. I read The Poor Mouth by Flann O'Brien, but never An Béal Bocht which is the original version, and feel jealous of that. I've never read Peig, but if I read it, it will be in Irish...<br /><br />I've never been able to rad Ó Cadhain. The last time I gave up I consoled myself with the thought that I don't read literary modernism in ENGLISH, either.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-2314286306953342642018-02-18T04:03:01.570-08:002018-02-18T04:03:01.570-08:00Speaking of Gaeilge, a while back I picked up Alan...Speaking of Gaeilge, a while back I picked up Alan Titley's translation of Mairtin O'Cadhain's 'Cre na Cille' widely regarded as the greatest novel in Irish of the 20th century. A few days ago I decided to stop reading it, as the sheer frustration of not being able to read it in Irish, and the absurdity and embarrassment of not being able to read it in Gaeilge was too much for me. Better unread than a 21st century English version!KJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-82216715433962877982018-02-16T13:18:50.936-08:002018-02-16T13:18:50.936-08:00Why don't you start a podcast and interview pe...Why don't you start a podcast and interview people / have them for a chat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-88186578915707225822018-02-16T01:24:08.606-08:002018-02-16T01:24:08.606-08:00Bill Murray is quite the oddball.
The reception w...Bill Murray is quite the oddball.<br /><br />The reception was fine, everybody was very polite, and nearly everybody took our pamphlets. Some expressed support, some expressed disagreement, but most were non-commital.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-55798678454332304262018-02-15T22:25:08.110-08:002018-02-15T22:25:08.110-08:00I thought of you when I saw something advertised i...I thought of you when I saw something advertised in the Perth paper this week... Bill Murray from Groundhog is touring Australia doing an unusual concert- reading excerpts from American writers accompanied by a cello apparently- it didn't seem of interest to mention until you wrote the above piece mentioning preference in literature. <br />You didn't hint at what the reception was like on Monday Séamusnoreply@blogger.com