{"product_id":"vanishing-ireland","title":"Vanishing Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort-listed for the Easons Irish Published Book of the Year Award 2007  Vanishing Ireland is a unique collection of portrait interviews looking at the dying ways and traditions of Irish life and taking us back to an Ireland virtually unrecognisable today. Illustrated with over a hundred evocative and stunning photographs  we meet the people and customs that shaped the cultural identity of the Irish nation. Through their own words and memories  sixty-four men and women transport us back to a time when people lived off the land and the sea  when music and storytelling were essential parts of life  when a person was defined by their trade. Divided into five parts -- Children of the Field  Children of the Music  Children of the Horse  Children of the Trade and Children of the Water -- Vanishing Ireland brings together the stories of those who lived through Irelands formative years. We hear of children harassed by the Black and Tans  of ceilis in kitchens  and the rigours of working in the fields  of the wonder of electricity and the devastation of emigration. From coalminers to saddlers  farmers to fishermen  along with horse dealers  publicans  housemaids and musicians -- these remarkably poignant interviews and photographs  in their simplicity and honesty  will make you laugh and cry but  above all  will provide a valuable chronicle that connects twenty-first century Ireland to a rapidly disappearing world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966114787381,"sku":"ByrdShop_034092277X","price":228.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780340922774.jpg?v=1770584346","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/vanishing-ireland","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}