Lesson SevenSpringSowing
Lesson Seven Spring Sowing
ComingHomeI left homeyoungandnottill olddoI comeback,My accent is unchanged, my hair no longerblack.The children don'tknow me,whomI meet ontheway,"Where d'you come from,reverend sir?"theysmileandsay
Coming Home I left home young and not till old do I come back, My accent is unchanged, my hair no longer black. The children don’t know me, whom I meet on the way, “Where d’you come from, reverend sir?” they smile and say
LiamO'Flaherty(1896-1984)
Liam O’Flaherty(1896-1984)
Liam O'Flaherty(1896-1984)
Liam O’Flaherty(1896-1984)
LiamO'Flahertywas bornat Gort nagCapall,Inishmor,thelargestoftheAranIslandsin1896.Hewrotein English and Irish. His main works include the novels ThyNeighbour'sWife(London,JonathanCape,1923);TheBlackSoul(JonathanCape,1924);TheInformer(JonathanCape,1925),whichwasmadeintoafilmofthesame name by John Ford; TheAssassin (Jonathan Cape,1928):Skerret (1932):ShametheDevil (1934);andFamine(1937).Hisshortstorycollections include TheShortStoriesofLiamO'Flaherty(1937):TwoLovelyBeasts and Other Stories (London, Victor Gollancz, 1948);Duil (Baile Atha Cliath, Sairseal agus Dill, 1953); and ThePedlar'sRevengeandOtherStories(1976).Healsopublished TheLifeofTimHealy(JonathanCape,1927)His books have been re-issued in paperback by TheWolfhound Press of Dublin.He was a member of Aosdanaanddiedin1984
❖ Liam O'Flaherty was born at Gort na gCapall, Inishmór, the largest of the Aran Islands, in 1896. He wrote in English and Irish. His main works include the novels Thy Neighbour's Wife (London, Jonathan Cape, 1923); The Black Soul (Jonathan Cape, 1924); The Informer (Jonathan Cape, 1925), which was made into a film of the same name by John Ford; The Assassin (Jonathan Cape, 1928); Skerret (1932); Shame the Devil (1934); and Famine (1937). His short story collections include The Short Stories of Liam O'Flaherty (1937); Two Lovely Beasts and Other Stories (London, Victor Gollancz, 1948); Duil (Baile Átha Cliath, Sairseal agus Dill, 1953); and The Pedlar's Revenge and Other Stories (1976). He also published The Life of Tim Healy (Jonathan Cape, 1927). His books have been re-issued in paperback by The Wolfhound Press of Dublin. He was a member of Aosdána, and died in 1984
OHEINFORMER
I wasbornonastorm-swept rock andhatethesoftgrowth of sunbakedlands where there isnofrostinmen'sbones
I was born on a storm-swept rock and hate the soft growth of sunbaked lands where there is no frost in men's bones
lifeCottage
Cottage life
Questionsfordiscussion1. Where is the story set? What time is itsupposedto happen?2. Where do they live? What is their staplefood? What kind of clothes do they wear?What kind of tools do they use?3. What do you know about the couple?
Questions for discussion: 1. Where is the story set? What time is it supposed to happen? 2. Where do they live? What is their staple food? What kind of clothes do they wear? What kind of tools do they use? 3. What do you know about the couple?