02221cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000370012624500700016326400510023330000470028433600260033133700260035733800360038350000310041950802010045052010920065153400450174365300230178865300220181185600430183399900190187662180UtSlPG20260610134431.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a27010469  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aForrester, Arthur M.,d1850-189513aAn Irish Crazy-Quilt: Smiles and tears, woven into song and story 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-05-20  aProduced by Sonya Schermann, Chuck Greif and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"An Irish Crazy-Quilt: Smiles and tears, woven into song and story" by Arthur M. Forrester is a collection of songs and stories written in the late 19th century. The work captures the complexities of Irish sentiments featuring themes of resilience, longing, and cultural identity through poetry and narrative. With its vivid depictions of Irish life, the collection likely aims to evoke both nostalgia and reflection on the struggles and joys of the Irish experience.  The opening of the collection begins with a series of poems that celebrate the beauty of Ireland and its landscapes, such as the quaint church of Ballymore and cherished memories of childhood in the Irish boreen. The pieces convey deep emotional connections to both land and heritage, marked by an appreciation of simple, rural life alongside the pain of separation and loss. Forrester skillfully weaves personal reminiscences with broader socio-cultural reflections, laying a rich emotional foundation for the tales that follow in this vibrant tapestry of song and story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aIreland -- Fiction  aIreland -- Poetry40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62180  c103004d103004