Project Gutenberg 2005-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 206 Carleton, William 1794 1869 Flanery, M. L. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Produced by David Widger "Going to Maynooth" by William Carleton is a fictional narrative written in the early 19th century. The story centers on young Denis O'Shaughnessy, a promising farm boy destined for the priesthood, who is caught in the interplay of familial pride, ambition, and the whimsical nature of youth. The tale explores his aspirations, the pressure of his family's expectations, and the humorous dynamics of his interactions with both his father and the girls of his acquaintance. The opening of the book introduces us to Denis O'Shaughnessy and his family, particularly his father, old Denis, who is proud of his son's intellectual prowess and arguments. Young Denis is portrayed as a precocious youth, eager to prove his learning and often indulging in exaggerated debates to showcase his education. Amidst this, we see the social expectations placed on Denis to become a priest, which causes him to grapple with his identity. As he prepares for Maynooth, the narrative hints at the youthful tensions between ambition and the simple pleasures of life, particularly in his budding romance with a neighbor, Susan Connor, setting the stage for the complexities that will arise as he navigates his new role. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/16016/16016-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 357035 2025-08-07T05:16:19.431499 text/html 366530 2021-01-26T00:40:02 text/html 341117 2025-08-07T05:16:23.082459 application/epub+zip 345583 2025-08-07T05:16:19.960490 application/epub+zip 199055 2025-08-07T05:16:19.675490 application/epub+zip 440979 2025-08-07T05:16:25.706456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422105 2025-08-07T05:16:22.832495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275795 2022-09-08T00:54:41.567282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310998 2025-08-07T05:16:18.968503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311059 2020-12-09T20:45:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307160 2020-12-09T20:45:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20338 2025-08-07T05:16:25.843428 application/rdf+xml 13324 2025-08-07T05:16:19.753483 image/jpeg 2256 2025-08-07T05:16:19.713490 image/jpeg 120529 2020-12-09T20:45:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 332364 2021-01-26T00:40:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 120059 2020-12-09T20:45:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 331918 2025-08-07T05:16:19.463474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia