The Quick and the DeadA collection of the finest stories from the Irish author of The Dirty Dust, published fifty years after his death These colourful tales from beloved Irish author Mirtn Cadhain (19061970) whisk readers to the salty western shores of Ireland, where close knit farming communities follow the rhythms of custom, family, and land, even as they dream together of a kinder world. In this collection, the resilient women and men of the Gaeltacht regions struggle