{"product_id":"ethnology-a-love-song-for-connemara-9781780377728","title":"Ethnology: A Love Song for Connemara","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEthnology\u003c\/em\u003e draws on the mystical cry for the dead of Cathy Galvin's Irish-speaking ancestors. Within an epic narrative she reclaims place, people and language, creating a bridge between our own times and a Connemara community on the margins of Europe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on classic forms within literary and oral traditions, \u003cem\u003eEthnology\u003c\/em\u003e becomes a love song for Connemara, witness to vivid encounters: between the living and the dead and between the poets, folklorists and ethnologists who have written about the West of Ireland for their own agendas. In her first full-length book of poetry, fragility and strength are finely balanced, focused on the ruins of an island cottage built by her great-grandfather. Here, Cathy Galvin locates both mourning, humour and joy. The poems give a vivid, original voice to the tradition of keening, of honouring the loss of those we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodaxe Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780377728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.31d","brand":"Cathy Galvin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379406991541,"sku":"9781780377728","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a8ef7c1c-fcf0-4640-ab6d-3a321662192f.jpg?v=1774372717","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ethnology-a-love-song-for-connemara-9781780377728","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}