Tales from the Banks of the Erne.
Author: CUNNINGHAM, John.
Publisher: Dublin: Nonsuch Publishing, 2005. 96 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
A place of great scenic beauty, Loch Erne has long been the inspiration for artists and draws tourists from far and wide. This is a unique collection of tales capturing the experiences and memories of people around the Loch Erne area, many of whom have since passed away. These tales are charming in their humour and simplicity and touching in their honesty. ‘These stories have been collected from people who have spent most of their lives and whose experiences mirror those of the last century. Historically the population of the area is a mixture of Irish, Scottish and English descent but being a quiet rural area people generally get on well together and although there have been great changes in lifestyle there is an underlying traditional life still present…. I have known all these people and recorded their stories. Many have passed to their eternal reward but nobody is dead until they have gone from the memory of those who knew them and it is hoped that these pages will preserve their memories even longer,’ according to John Cunningham. John B. Cunningham is a well-known Irish historian and writer born in County Donegal. He has been gathering and documenting the memories of the older people in the Erne area for some years now and this will form the basis of this enchanting book ‘Tales from the Banks of the Erne’. The collection is illustrated with pictures of the tales many colourful characters.
ISBN: 1845885171