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TRAITS AND STORIES OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY - BY WILLIAM CARLETON - PART V.
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GOING TO MAYNOOTH.
In a bustling 19th‑century Irish village, the O'Shaughnessy family looms large. Patriarch old Denis, a self‑styled scholar with a penchant for heated debates, watches his son Denis junior grow into a lanky, outspoken youth whose curiosity rivals his father's. The boy's precocious talent for argument and his endless Latin studies set the stage for a lively clash of generations.
The story follows young Denis as he navigates the expectations of a peasant household that reveres the priesthood above all else. His father's ambition to shape him into a town‑counsellor of scripture quickly gives way to a rivalry that is at once comedic and tender, revealing the quirks of rural Irish life. Listeners will be treated to vivid dialogue, sharp humor, and an affectionate portrait of a community where learning and stubbornness walk hand in hand.
Full title
Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (280K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Release date
2005-06-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1794–1869
Known for vivid stories of Irish rural life, this 19th-century novelist and short-story writer drew on firsthand experience to portray ordinary people with unusual realism. His work remains one of the clearest literary windows into pre-Famine Ireland.
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