Writer Edna O’Brien returns to Co. Clare, Ireland 1975

[@dorothyburgess-rj7cq]

Will always remember meeting her, late 60’s, and our conversation which confirmed the depth and scope of her literary gift. May her unique soul rest in peace.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

What an intreging woman. A trail blazer and social genius. Charismatic and very decent. You opened eyes and ears and for that we are forever in your dept. R.I.P. Edna O`Brien.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Your tribute is true and meaningful and thank you for that

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Edna O’Brien, She was a very rare one, what a most brilliant writer, a woman with great courage she was sheer class, even the very great Phil Lynott talked and wrote about her in one or two of his classic songs. I would not and do not agree with every single word she wrote and spoke, O yes she was a very rare one, may Edna O’Brien soul rest in eternal peace in Heaven

[@JJONNYREPP]

Writer Edna O’Brien returns to Co. Clare, Ireland 1975 0239am 30.7.24 wasn't she featured on imagine, last night, on the BBC? i might watch it later...

[@tomwalsh2244]

WHAT a woman! My lovely Mam made me read her books when I was very young. As a gay man I was able to relate although the story wasn’t the same. My Ma knew something about me more than I knew about myself at the time. She was able to paint pictures with her words. EPIC woman, we were so lucky to have her so long but still devastated at her loss.

[@connoroleary591]

Our land and all its love, culture and contradictions is being slowly lowered into the cemetery of memory. Rest in Peace the land I once loved and held so dear.

[@ALavin-en1kr]

Her views are her own. We all have our views which are our own. There is not just one story; everyone’s story is different, even though an environment may be the same, we react differently to it. We are all our own unique story.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Very well said you

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

The very great and wonderful Edna O’Brien was a country girl an Irish girl with green eyes, I would not and do not agree with every word she spoke and wrote, Yes she was a very rare one, she was gifted with a way with words, she spoke and wrote with thoughts and signals that came from her ancestor's ancient history, from her heart and soul, just like the brilliant Phil Lynott did, Phil often spoke about Enda, he also included her in a few of his masterpieces songs. at 2,23 listing to that stunning singing style of the man digging in the field, listen to the words of his song, they will sink into your mind, your memory and heal the wounds on our heart,

[@S7tronic]

Rest in peace, Edna.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Yes, eternal peace in Heaven

[@maureenmartin4730]

She was beautiful as well as being talented….❤

[@JohnJSteinbeck]

0:29 “ Lady Novelist” 😂

[@brianquigley1940]

"She was always very cute as a little girl." For the non-Irish, "cute" means "clever" (at least it did when I was a kid).

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

cute could also mean nasty, The very great and wonderful Edna O’Brien was a country girl an Irish girl with green eyes, She was sheer class, may her soul rest in eternal peace in Heaven

[@brianquigley1940]

@jamesbradshaw3389 Don't think I ever heard "cute" used to mean "nasty". Live and learn.

[@deirdreosullivan5572]

I will miss you edna

[@NicJones-ss9bg]

The image at 0:44 could so easily have served as an album cover, and title for that matter.

[@MyIrishHomestead]

❤

[@brianquigley1940]

👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@AffectionateAstroStation-lx5is]

There was a lot of men in County Clare with Crooked eyes after the All Ireland.😂😂😂😂

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

No, they are in heaven

[@seamusoc6621]

Sorry ‘’Irish Paine’ obviously you never read any of her books, to make such a ridiculous statement .I don’t know your age group, but if you had lived in Ireland during the 1950s and 60s as I did, you would not mention one bad word against this courageous woman, who did more for the Irish people, than all the politicians combined. So get a few of her earlier books and read them, you may change your opinion.

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

Dame Edna?

[@eddieraffs5909]

If she returned today in 2024 she'd find that the languages spoken in ireland are the ones the natives do not know.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

& where do your people come from, check out your won family history going back a few hundred or thousand years, you will be in shock, you will have nowhere to hide with your narrow ways of thinking., We are all emigrants from other lands or did you not know this

[@TheFuckBunker]

Eddie you crybaby hahaha

[@peadarmacconnmhaigh4337]

​@@jamesbradshaw3389small numbers of immigrants over a long period of time generally assimilate into the host culture. Large numbers of immigrants in a short period of time try to push their own beliefs and ways on to the host culture. There is the problem. Large numbers in a short period of time means invasion.

[@mjw12345]

Your 'natives' sadly don't know your 'native' language - fortunately there's reason for optimism, our great New Irish are embracing the Irish language, flooding Gaelscoileanna. Several media Irish language hires are Nigerian!

[@italianbmt123]

Béarla?

[@carie58]

Couldn’t relate to her at all.

[@keepIrelandIrish]

I've mixed feelings. Her parents seem lovely.

[@Irishpaine]

Absolute Waffle.you can tell Edna O’Brien never worked a day in her life.She talks all day about nothing.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

with you jealousy can waffle all you want , but you missed the point about the late great and powerful Edna O’Brien by a zillion miles and more

[@gracesanity6314]

Keep quite silly person.

[@raymondwalsh7520]

@@gracesanity6314 it's keep quiet, not quite

[@58angieb]

You're guilty of 'surface reading ' Edna's novels. Incompetent readers always 'surface read',missing the deep significance of the Work.