For a long time the lofty grandeur and imposing presence of Mount Errigal in Co Donegal has charmed painters, photographers and film- makers. This great iconic peak of the North West has also been over half a century the focal point of much of Cathal O Searcaigh's acclaimed poetry in the Irish language. He is the celebrant of its mysteries, the archivist of its seasons, the poet of its beauty. In Errigal: Sacred Mountain, Cathal O'Searcaigh (one of Ireland's most celebrated poets) goes on a pilgrim path around Errigal and (in the active meditation of walking) summons up the spirit of this revered mountain, the largest in Ireland. In his "Passages of Light" as he calls them, we get a vivid and an insightful word-journey around a mountain that has shaped the thinking of one of the most eminent poets in the Irish language. Eloquently written, this book is a sure-footed mix of memoir, acute observation, wry humour and wisdom. It includes an engaging Preface by Irish American writer, Patrick Breslin; a scholarly Afterword by renowned historian and archaeologist Brian Lacey; and translations of O Searcaigh's poems by some of Ireland's most outstanding poets (Seamus Heaney, Paddy Bushe, Thomas McCarthy and Gabriel Rosenstock).

About the Author
Cathal O Searcaigh was born and grew up on a hill farm in Caiseal na gCorr, Gort an Choirce, an Irish-speaking glen and Gaeltacht community in the northwest of County Donegal. The author of 17 volumes of poetry, three plays and four works of prose, he is a leading figure in the remarkable renaissance of Irish-language writing in our time. He is a member of Aosda na and continues to live on the home ground of his parents.


Book Information
ISBN 9781739353711
Author Cathal O'Searcaigh
Format Hardback
Page Count 220
Imprint The Irish Pages Press
Publisher IRISH PAGES