{"product_id":"9781780377728","title":"Ethnology","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eEthnology\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the mystical cry for the dead of Cathy Galvin's Irish-speaking ancestors. Within an epic narrative she reclaims place, people and language, creating a bridge between our own times and a Connemara community on the margins of Europe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on classic forms within literary and oral traditions, \u003ci\u003eEthnology\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a love song for Connemara, witness to vivid encounters: between the living and the dead and between the poets, folklorists and ethnologists who have written about the West of Ireland for their own agendas. In this debut book-length collection, fragility and strength are finely balanced, focused on the ruins of an island cottage built by her great-grandfather. Here, Cathy Galvin locates both mourning, humour and joy. The poems give a vivid, original voice to the tradition of keening,of honouring the loss of those we love.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cathy Galvin","offers":[{"title":"Bloodaxe |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-04-24","offer_id":47353564889343,"sku":"9781780377728","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_331dd2bd-d580-4192-b345-c8624498b8b6.jpg?v=1760540791","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781780377728","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}