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Time hardly mattered in the village of Mucker, the birthplace of poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh. Full of wry humour, Kavanagh’s unsentimental and evocative account of his Irish rural upbringing describes a patriarchal society surviving on the edge of poverty, sustained by the land and an insatiable love of gossip. There are tales of schoolboy skirmishes, blackberrying and night-time salmon-poaching; of country-weddings and fairs, of political banditry and religious pilgrimages; and of farm-work in the fields and kicking mares.
Kavanagh’s experiences inspired him to write poetry which immortalized a fast-disappearing way of life and brought him recognition as one of Ireland’s great poets.
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Patrick Kavanagh was born in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, in 1904. His verse collections included Ploughman and Other Poems (1936), A Soul for Sale and Other Poems (1947) and Come Dance with Kitty Stobling (1960). He also wrote the novel Tarry Flynn (1948) and his autobiography The Green Fool (1938). He died in 1967.
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- PublisherMartin Brian & O'Keeffe Ltd
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0856160008
- ISBN 13 9780856160004
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Yes. Item is only in "acceptable" condition. It has been extensively read and shows many signs of wear to the cover, spine and pages. Perfectly readable, but not suitable for a gift or collection. Reading copy only. Some wear to bottom edges of boards and to top of spine. Dust jacket has chipping, especially at the top and bottom of spine, as well as some sun fading. Hinge is visible at title page. Soiling to a few pages. Former library book with usual library stamps, tape stains, markings and shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 4804
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rep[rint. London: Martin Brian & O'Keefe, 1973. Appreciated as one of the best Irish authors of the mid-XXth Century, Paddy Kavanagh's works are elusive in the trade. Mentored by A.E., he was encouraged to give up farming for literature, and the world is better for it . "The Green Fool" was initially published in 1938, whereupon Kavanagh was sued by Oliver St. John Gogarty for the close mentioning of Gogarty's wife with his mistress; oddly to us, Gogarty won his suit, the book was withdrawn, and later the two became good friends. This is a Fine copy of the Second Printing of the 1971 reissue. Black paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 350 pages. The dustwrapper is unclipped; it has some minor wrinkling at the margins and a small tear to the upper left of the front cover. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rep[rint. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Seller Inventory # 002659
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