Maistir An Bhaile

Úrscéal soléite é seo ó pheann scríbhneora a bhfuil líon mór leabhar Gaeilge foilsithe aige cheana. Mar is léir ón teideal, baineann sé le duine de chineál nach bhfeictear sna laethanta seo, ach a bhí ann uaireanta i dtús an chéid seo caite – siopadóir a raibh smacht aige ar chuid mhór den phobal ina thimpeall mar go raibh go leor fiacha amuigh aige, agus a bhain feidhm as an smacht sin ar mhaithe leis féin. Bhí i ndán dó, áfach, go gcuirfí deireadh lena dhrochiompar ar chuma nach raibh aon choinne leis agus a d’fhág fadhb le réiteach ag muintir an bhaile agus ag na húdaráis.

This is a novel from a writer who has already written many Irish-language books. As can be seen from the title, it concerns a kind of person rarely seen these days, but was common in the early years of the last century. A shopkeeper who dominated a large section of the public because they owed him money and used that as leverage for his own ends. However, his misconduct was about to come to an end in an unexpected way, which left the people in the district and the authorities with a problem to solve.

Máirtín Ó Corrbuí