Carraig agus Cathair

NOTE: Please note that this book is in not in the English language; it is an Irish-language work only. Sociological theories are used here in this work of literary criticsim which explores Aran and Dublin in the works of Mairtin O Direain. According to Ni Riain, it is the unique modernity of the poet's voice that gives O Direain his individualism in settling into city life. Therefore the book is an exploration of O Direain's self-creation as a poet and of the poetic language developed by him.