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A Second Printing that bears some wear from aging, in otherwise Nearly Fine condition in a like price-clipped dust-jacket.

The State of Ireland is a novella and seventeen stories by Benedict Kiely. It tells the story of a family over a period of several generations, from the Great Famine of the 1840s to the present day. The characters are Irish and their stories are set in a variety of locations, including Dublin, Galway, and Cork.; 8vo; 389 pages.