The Charm of Irish Story Telling

Sentimental, melancholy, flowery prose insinuated into tortuous, convoluted, Olympic-worthy sentences which test and vex the very soul of the unsuspecting novice to the Irish storytelling is only part of the tale. For anyone who has ever mentally back-peddled furiously through F. Scott Fitzgerald, attempting to follow or even find the main point of a thirty-six word sentence, the joy is found in the journey itself. The plot, the climax, the resolution and even the moral of the story all pales in importance before the sheer power of the written word and the utter charm of an Irish story. The plot may depart from all sense of linear construction as it refuses to march woodenly from point A to point B. In fact, it may circle all points with reckless abandon, and neglect to provide even a whisper of a resolution. Again and again, the reader is invited to simply relax and enjoy the ride and admire the verbal scenery along the way. For the reader who prefers all his literary ducks in r...