Going to Maynooth - Couverture souple

Carleton, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444412795 ISBN 13 : 9781444412796

Editeur : Aeterna, 2026

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Denis O’Shaughnessy is clever, ambitious, and the pride of his humble Irish farming family. From his earliest days he shows promise, absorbing knowledge and asserting his wit. His father, Old Denis, sees in him more than a peasant’s son—he imagines a path to Maynooth, to priesthood, to respect beyond the fields. But as Denis readies himself to depart, he navigates the tensions of home, tradition, youthful romance, and the dreams his community carries for him. He courts the attention of the charming Susan Connor, courts both admiration and reproach, and must weigh the cost of fulfilling expectations. Through capricious debate, humorous skirmishes, and the speech of neighbors, Carleton paints a living, richly detailed Ireland where theology, folklore, ambition, and peasant life intersect. The journey to Maynooth is not just about education—it is about identity, loyalty, and the tug between roots and aspiration. Full of local color, poetic speech, and moral complexity, this volume reveals the inner lives of people often dismissed. At its heart is the question: if one is born among the soil and stories of Ireland, can one ever truly leave—or is the journey always back to where you began?

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