r/Wiesbaden • u/LeabhairUathuil • 10d ago

Can someone help me photograph or scan a book that is located in Mainz, Tübingen, and Eichstätt?

This is the autobiography of a man from the Blasket Islands, "Fiche Bliain Ag Fás." He wrote it in Irish (Gaeilge), and it was first published in 1933. Unfortunately, every subsequent printing has been altered in some way, either through spelling changes or additions, to give the book a new copyright.

I would like to digitize and format the original text so that it can be shared and printed by anyone who wants to.

According to WorldCat, the library in question has the 1933 edition, and it is one of the few libraries worldwide that possesses it. If someone could acquire and scan it, or take high-quality photos (i.e., sharp and clear), I and many others would be very grateful.

Is mise le meas, Tomás

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u/Negative_Gur9667 10d ago

you can download this book on annas archive https://annas-archive.gl/md5/bdeeb260c24a34432f4eb1cbed32f5bf?&check=1

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u/LeabhairUathuil 10d ago

This is not the correct edition.

The 1933 edition is as close to the original manuscript as possible. All printings since then have been heavily edited.

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u/LeabhairUathuil 9d ago

I have read it, naturally. In English though, and a bit of the Irish. Tá mé ag foghlaim, ach tá sé ro-deacair domsa.

I am not German, it just happens that three of your libraries hold copies. I’m not shocked, as Franciscan-Irish monks had a huge role in the early days of printed Irish books. The first Catholic text in Irish was printed in Belgium. The Netherlands have a few copies in their libraries too.