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An account by Irish playwright J.M. Synge of his time spent visiting the Aran Islands at various times over five years. He went there to learn the Irish language and get in touch with his Irish roots, the Arans being perceived as super "old school" Ireland. He got a lot of his ideas for subsequent plays he wrote from his time there. He captures nicely detailed snapshot of the islands in that time--a nice historical record to have now. He's not particularly insightful about what he sees, being ki
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