immerse (oh) and O'Faolain, Sean (sh)

immerse (oh)

[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of immergere, from mergere; MERGE]
to put someone or something deep into a liquid so that they are completely covered
immerse sb/sth in sth
::Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling.
immerse yourself in sth
to become completely involved in an activity
::He left school at 16 and immersed himself in the Labour party.
-- immersed adj
::She was far too immersed in her studies.

O'Faolain, Sean (sh)

orig. John Francis Whelan

born Feb. 22, 1900, Cork, County Cork, Ire.
died April 20, 1991, Dublin

Irish writer.

He became involved in anti-British activities during the Irish insurrection (1918-21) and taught (1926-33). After achieving Success with his first story collection, Midsummer Night Madness (1932), and the novel A Nest of Simple Folk (1933), he wrote full-time. He is known for carefully crafted, lyrical short stories about Ireland's lower and middle classes, often examining the decline of the nationalist struggle or the oppressive provincialism of Irish Catholicism. His Other works include Bird Alone (1936), A Life of Daniel O'Connell (1938), and Vive moi! (1964), his autobiography.

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