La Maison in Connemara - The History of a Breton

Born in 1910, Fouere was an activist for the Breton cause. He was forced into exile following the end of WW2 and found refuge first of all in Wales, and then in Ireland. He describes the numerous adventures that led him from the country of the Red Dragon to that of the Golden Harp, and his role as co-founder of the Celtic League in 1961. Finally settling in Connemara, at the extreme west of Ireland, he describes the magnificent scenery, and the unique and rather unusual characters attracted by this remote corner of the world. Developing a lobster and crayfish business, exporting to the continent, while building a house for his family, were major challenges that tested the wills of the weather and the local environment. In both Wales and Ireland he intergrated into the local communities, in his description of which, readers will find some unexpected discoveries. In the late 50s he assisted in the founding of a number of Breton organizations. This is the second volume of his memoirs, continuing from the first, La Patrie Interdite...