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Not sure this is true. Most of the famous Irish writers were Anglo-Irish Protestants (Yeats, Wilde, Swift, Beckett). Joyce is the notable exception here. The Ir
by blululu 1y ago
Not sure this is true. Most of the famous Irish writers were Anglo-Irish Protestants (Yeats, Wilde, Swift, Beckett). Joyce is the notable exception here. The Irish certainly produce great cultural works of the English language (well beyond their size). But also the penal laws greatly depressed the cultural output of the Irish people for 250 years.
- projektfu 1y agoI feel that the "best practitioners" is not limited to the most famous writers. A great thing about Ireland is the conversations to be had there, and how quick-witted Irish people often are, with clever use of the language. This can be true elsewhere in the English-speaking world, but Ireland has some renown for it.