We also hear from Irish women who are touched by PeigвЂ™s life and work and who feel it is as relevant as ever. And they ask if criticism of this woman and her book (which passes the Bechdel test) can sometimes have an undercurrent of toxic masculinity. and made into an award-winning dual language television documentary by Des. They consider the process of the bookвЂ™s dictation and how this may have influenced the final product. Up Yer Aul Sins is an Academy Award nominated short film, which humorously reenacts original recordings of Dublin schoolrooms in the 1960s made by Peig. Peig Sayerss narrative, also underscoring the straitened circumstances she. They listen to a contemporary account of her book being removed as a compulsory text for the Leaving Cert from 1995 onwards вЂ“ a quarter of a century ago вЂ“ and wonder why this scar hasnвЂ™t healed for certain commentators. In todayвЂ™s episode, Darach, Peadar and GearГіidГn look at PeigвЂ™s life and legacy. This isnвЂ™t how Peig is typically thought of or referred to in Ireland, however, and for the past thirty or more years she has become a mascot of sorts for critics of the Irish education system, and of policies to protect, support and advance the Irish language or Gaeltacht areas. It is a story of hardship and personal tragedy, but tells of an extraordinary community and their stories in elegant, blossoming prose.

An outsider from the Dublin literary scene by geography, language, gender, education and even literacy (she could write in English but not Irish), she gives a glimpse at the multitude of stories that never got told in a rapidly changing Ireland. Her journey to publication is a story of beating the odds. Canada government tenders for A Comprehensive Pan-Atlantic Tourism Growth Vision, TOT Ref No: 31781996, Tender Ref No: PEIG-5229 (PE), Deadline: 9th Apr. Peig Sayers (1873 вЂ“ 1958) is one of the most remarkable figures in twentieth century Ireland.

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