Bibeanna: Memories from a Corner of Ireland

Bibeanna is a fascinating bilingual book in which twenty-five women from the Dingle Gaeltacht chart Ireland’s progress from a poor rural society to the modern, affluent society it is today. They look back on their lives and the changes they have witnessed since their childhood and recall in vivid, poetic and loving detail an Ireland that is no more. Above all, through the stories in Bibeanna, we see the strength of these women, and their acceptance of what life brings. And their strongest weapon remains their natural exuberance and sense of joy.‘ That,’ they say, ‘is life. You have to take what life sends you.’

Leabhar fíorthaitneamhach dátheangach is ea Bibeanna, ina rianaíonn cúigear ban is fiche ó Ghaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne forbairt na hÉireann ón sean-sochaí bocht tuaithe go dtí saol gustalach nua-aimsireach an lae inniu. Tugann siad a saol, agus na hathruithe atá feicthe acu chun cinn go mion, go soiléir agus go fileata. Thar aon rud eile, feicimid i scéalta na mBibeanna neart na mban seo, agus an cumas atá iontu glacadh lena gcuireann an saol chucu. Agus is é an bua is mó a bhí agus atá fós acu ná a gcumas cuideachtan, a ngrá don ngreann agus don áthas. ‘Sin é,’ a deir siad, ‘an saol. Caitheann tú cur suas lena gcuireann an saol chugat.’

A Dual language book to accompany the TG4 documentary series 'Bibeanna.'