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(There are other locations too, these are just the ones in Germany. NL has a few copies)

This is the autobiography of a man from the Blasket Islands, "Fiche Bliain Ag Fás." He wrote it in Irish (Gaeilge), and it was first published in 1933. Unfortunately, every subsequent printing has been altered in some way, either through spelling changes or additions, to give the book a new copyright.

I would like to digitize and format the original text so that it can be shared and printed by anyone who wants to.

According to WorldCat, the library in question has the 1933 edition, and it is one of the few libraries worldwide that possesses it. If someone could acquire and scan it, or take high-quality photos (i.e., sharp and clear), I and many others would be very grateful.

Is mise le meas, Tomás

This is the autobiography of a man from the Blasket Islands, "Fiche Bliain Ag Fás." He wrote it in Irish (Gaeilge), and it was first published in 1933. Unfortunately, every subsequent printing has been altered in some way, either through spelling changes or additions, to give the book a new copyright.

I would like to digitize and format the original text so that it can be shared and printed by anyone who wants to.

According to WorldCat, the library in question has the 1933 edition, and it is one of the few libraries worldwide that possesses it. If someone could acquire and scan it, or take high-quality photos (i.e., sharp and clear), I and many others would be very grateful.

Is mise le meas, Tomás

This is the autobiography of a man from the Blasket Islands, "Fiche Bliain Ag Fás." He wrote it in Irish (Gaeilge), and it was first published in 1933. Unfortunately, every subsequent printing has been altered in some way, either through spelling changes or additions, to give the book a new copyright.

I would like to digitize and format the original text so that it can be shared and printed by anyone who wants to.

According to WorldCat, the library in question has the 1933 edition, and it is one of the few libraries worldwide that possesses it. If someone could acquire and scan it, or take high-quality photos (i.e., sharp and clear), I and many others would be very grateful.

Is mise le meas, Tomás

A chairde,

Tá mé san fhaopach gan Éireannach. The only version of this book that is out of copyright is the original printing, but I simply do not have access to it three thousand miles away. No one has digitized this version, but I very much would like to, not least so it can easily be reprinted, as where I live the price of this book has gone a bit nuts.

The book currently sits in a few places that I can find:

Mary Immaculate College Library, Limerick

University Limerick

UCC

QUB

Dublin City University

TCD 7 UCD

Outside of Ireland: Leeds, Wales, Oxford, Sydney

Perhaps your da’s shelf too, I dunno. If anyone can help, I’d be thrilled. The 1933 printing, if you can’t find the date on it or you aren’t sure, has 381 pages.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

A chairde,

Tá mé san fhaopach gan Éireannach. The only version of this book that is out of copyright is the original printing, but I simply do not have access to it three thousand miles away. No one has digitized this version, but I very much would like to, not least so it can easily be reprinted, as where I live the price of this book has gone a bit nuts.

The book currently sits in a few places that I can find:

National Library of Ireland

Tipperary County Council Libraries (not for loan)

Mary Immaculate College Library, Limerick

University Limerick

UCC

QUB

Dublin City University

TCD 7 UCD

Outside of Ireland: Leeds, Wales, Oxford, Sydney

Perhaps your da’s shelf too, I dunno. If anyone can help, I’d be thrilled. The 1933 printing, if you can’t find the date on it or you aren’t sure, has 381 pages.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

There isn’t too much to write, sorry.

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Is there anyone here in the states who has any Irish language books? Irish bookstores don’t ship to the US.