{"product_id":"meini-the-blasket-nurse-9781856351331","title":"Meini: The Blasket Nurse","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1996. This is the captivating life story of a remarkable woman, \u003cstrong\u003eMéiní Dunlevy.\u003c\/strong\u003e Born in Massachusetts of Kerry parents, Méiní was reared in her grandparent's house in Dunquin. When she was nineteen, she eloped with an island widower to the Great Blasket, a remote island off the coast of Kerry, Ireland, where she worked as a nurse and midwife for thirty-six years. Returning widowed to Dunquin, she died in 1967, aged 91.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMéiní's story, recorded by the author from her own accounts and those of her friends and relatives in Dunquin, is an evocation of a forceful, spicy personality and a compelling reconstruction of a unique way of life that has exercised an enduring fascination for readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mercier Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929012048146,"sku":"9781856351331","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1505ac42-894f-4043-95c3-23128dfd36a5.jpg?v=1739027595","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/meini-the-blasket-nurse-9781856351331","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}