Marita Conlon-McKenna, Maire Nic Mhaolain (TRN) Faoin Sceach Gheal

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Since its first publication in 1990, Marita Conlon-McKenna's Under the Hawthorn Tree has broken all records for sales of an Irish-published children's book, has won national and international awards, and has been translated into Danish, Swedish, Dutch, French, German, Japanese as well as selling editions in the US. It tells the story of three children left to fend for themselves during the horror of the Great Irish Famine.Now, for the first time, the book is being made available in the Irish language, as Faoin Sceach Gheal, translated by Mire Nic Mhaolin.Scal achtach ar an Drochshaol, agus ar thrir ga a shraonn gach guais lena linn.I ndaichid an nao haois dag t ire I ngreim ag an ngorta. Nuair a imonn m-dh ar a dteaghlach fin, fgtar Eibhln, Michel agus Peig le danamh as dibh fin. Le hal n ocras agus theach na mbocht, cuireann siad sa sil. Is a n-aon dchas dul chomh fada leis na seanaintn a mbodh a mthair ag scalaocht orthu.Tugann siad aghaidh go misniil ar an aistear fada anriteach, agus gn acu ar feadh an achair d bhfuil de shracadh agus de ghr agus de dhlseacht ina gcro.