Project Gutenberg 2005-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 87 Carleton, William 1794 1869 Flanery, M. L. The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim" by William Carleton is a collection of stories that examines the lives, customs, and social dynamics of the Irish peasantry, likely written in the mid-19th century. The primary setting revolves around the rural community and its interactions with the local clergy, particularly through the character of Reverend Philemy M'Guirk, the parish priest, who is depicted engaging with various parishioners in a humorous and insightful way. The book offers readers a glimpse into the cultural and religious practices of Irish rural society, highlighting both the comedies and challenges faced by its characters. The opening of the book presents a scene from a Sunday mass where the Reverend M'Guirk announces the upcoming Stations, a parish tradition involving a series of gatherings for confession and community support. The dialogue showcases interactions between the priest and his congregation, where characters like Phaddhy Sheemus Phaddhy, who has recently come into wealth, try to navigate their new standing while balancing respect for the priest's authority with their own sense of humor and individuality. The light-hearted yet revealing exchanges illustrate the intricacies of class and faith within the community, setting the stage for exploring the characters' lives in greater detail throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/16013/16013-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 483290 483287 2024-10-07T08:22:40.960118 2023-09-07T09:24:02.066139 text/html text/html 494459 2021-03-02T16:23:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 695770 2021-03-02T16:23:53 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 708587 2024-10-07T08:22:45.893104 application/epub+zip 717849 2024-10-07T08:22:41.670142 application/epub+zip 250498 2024-10-07T08:22:41.302099 application/epub+zip 834317 2024-10-07T08:22:49.425073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 812376 2024-10-07T08:22:45.568103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345953 2022-09-08T00:54:00.301440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423088 2024-10-07T08:22:40.455129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 427039 2020-12-09T20:44:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 164755 2020-12-09T20:44:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 423033 2020-12-09T20:44:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164230 2020-12-09T20:44:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21412 2024-10-07T08:22:49.562043 application/rdf+xml 13324 2024-10-07T08:22:41.419097 image/jpeg 2256 2024-10-07T08:22:41.360090 image/jpeg 695499 2024-10-07T08:22:41.013139 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia