Lig Sinn i gCathú
 Paperback cover showing An tSráid Árd, Cathair Na Gaillimhe / City Of Galway (Sáirséal - Ó Márcaigh Teoranta 1982) | |
| Author | Breandán Ó hEithir |
|---|---|
| Translator | Ó hEithir |
| Language | Irish |
| Subject | University |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | Baile an Chaisil, a thinly disguised city ofGalway |
| Publisher | Sáirséal agus Dill |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
Published in English | 1978 |
| Media type | Print book |
| Pages | 205 pp (Sáirséal - Ó Márcaigh Teoranta 1982) |
| ISBN | 0902563580(1st Irish ed) ISBN0710000308(1st English ed, Routledge & Kegan Paul) |
Lig Sinn i gCathú(Irish:Lead Us Into Temptation) is a novel by theIrishwriterBreandán Ó hEithir.
Title[edit]
Its title refers to theLord's Prayer(or "Our Father" ):
- forgive us our trespasses,
- as we forgive those who trespass against us,
- andlead us not into temptation,
- but deliver us from evil.
Plot[edit]
The story is set in theuniversity townof Baile an Chaisil, a thinly disguised city ofGalway,in 1949, the year Ireland declared itself a republic and withdrew from theCommonwealth of Nations.Máirtín Ó Mealóid, apub-crawlinguniversity student, and his disreputable friends are too busy drinking and lusting after girls to pay much attention to this significant political development. The story takes place over four days from Thursday 14 April to Monday 18 April.
Publication[edit]
The novel was written and published in Irish, then translated into English and German and was adapted for the stage in 2004.[1]An extract from the book was formerly on thecurriculumof Honours Level Irish in theLeaving Certificatesecondary school examination. It was the first Irish-language book ever to top Ireland's hardback best-seller list.[2]
The book was launched at Kennys, and the event aired live for an hour and a half onRTÉ Radio 1.[3]
References[edit]
- ^"Thirsty for good stout and bad company: The anti-hero of 'Lig Sinn i gCathú' is coming to the stage".The Irish Timesdate=27 September 2004.Retrieved10 February2024.
- ^"Breandan O hEithir, Irish Writer, Dies at 60".The New York Times.28 October 1990.
- ^"Kennys Bookshop in Galway: a bestseller for 75 years".The Irish Times.28 May 2015.Retrieved29 May2015.
 | This article about ahistorical novelof the 1970s is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels.Further suggestions might be found on the article'stalk page. |