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The Poor Mouth: Flann O' Brien Consider the consequences of travel within the narrative- both for the residents of Corkadoragha and others. In Flann O' Brien's celebrated comic novel we are presented with a satirically brilliant depiction of life in rural Gaeltacht Ireland. Set in the fictional village of Corkadoragha, a place where the suffering and poverty of the Gaelic people is pure and unmitigated. Travel, is seen as a dangerous and ill-advised activity, only carried out under great necessity. The inhabitants of Corkadorogha seem surprisingly comfortable in their own poverty, showing reluctance to stray beyond their own Gaeltacht 'country'. The Gaeltacht itself is more a concept than a geographical location. To live on the muddy hills and flooded fields is the destiny of the true Gaels: "We lived in a small, lime-white, unhealthy house, situated in a corner of the glen on the righthand side as you go eastwards along the road" Walking...

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