Seumas macmanus biography of rory
•
Seumas MacManus > Quotes
“It was in the reign of Conn, at the very end of the second, or beginning of the third century that was founded the Fian — a great standing army of picked and specially trained, daring warriors, whose duty was to carry out the mandates of the high-king — “To uphold justice and put down injustice, on the part of the kings and lords of Ireland — and to guard the harbors from foreign invaders.” From this latter we might conjecture that an expected Roman invasion first called the Fian into existence. They were soldiers in time of war, and a national police in time of peace. We are informed that they prevented robberies, exacted fines and tributes, put down public enemies and every kind of evil that might afflict the country. Moreover they moved about from place to place, all over the island. During the summer and harvest, from Beltinne to Samain — May first till November first — they camped in the open, and lived by
•
Donegal Fairy Stories
Ten delightful original Irish fairy tales from County Donegal. Translated from the Irish language by Seumas MacManus and first printed in , this new edition, published in County Donegal, Ireland, has modern language, punctuation and word usage, digitally enhanced original line drawings, and newly-commissioned, full-colour cover art by Donegal artist John Quigley. Edited by Joseph A. Greenleaf of Malin Head, Co Donegal, all of the original flavour and character of the stories remain, ready to be read to your children and grandchildren. The 'wee red man, ' the talking horses, the two- and three-headed giants, Prince Connal, Jack, Taig the Tailor, Manis the Miller and all the others live once more between the covers. So, light the turf fire, fill your glass, pull up some wee creepie stools and read Donegal Fairy Stories. The years will fall away, and you'll be flying over the castle walls, nine miles high! As Seumas would say, 'Ciad and Dark Eye lived a lon
•
Seumus MacManus ()
Life
| [var Seamas; b. James]; 31 Dec. at Inver [aka Mountcharles], Co. Donegal, son of a small-farmer; ed. Glencoagh [or Glencoe] Nat. School, and Enniskillen Teacher Training College; at 18, he began teaching at Glencoe, and afterwards at the Enniskillen Model School and Kinawley National School, Co. Fermanagh, before becoming principal of Glencoe Nat. School in ; told stories in class as ung teacher; contrib. his first written fiction to Donegal Vindicator; issued story-collections incl. Shuilers from Healthy Hills () and The Humours of Donegal (); resigned from teaching in and went to America in , contrib. to Harpur's and Century, and funnen acceptance as an Irish writer; introduced to President Roosevelt at the vit House; returned to Ireland, contributed to Shan Van Vocht (Belfast, ed. Ethna Carbery, et al.); |
| m. Anna Johnston [pseud. &#;Ethna Carbery&#;], ; returned to amerika at her early death in , returning frequently to Doneg
|