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The Irish are such a literary bunch, I figure we need this discussion group. Read any good books lately?

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Created By: Frank Dalton
Latest Activity: May 6

The Third Policeman was written by Flann O'Brien (Brian O' Nolan) in 1939-40, but was only published posthumously. A short quote:

"You told me what the first rule of wisdom is," I said. "What is the second rule?"
. . . "There are five in all. Always ask any questions that are to be asked and never answer any. Turn everything you hear to your own advantage. Always carry a repair outfit. Take left turns as much as possible. Never apply your front brake first . . . If you follow these rules," said the Sergeant, "you will save your soul and you will never get a fall on a slippy road." - p. 60

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A Book (not just) For The Fiddlers

http://www.hearts-content.net/JamesMorrisonBook.ht so "The Professor", the great James Morrison played and taught from "the dots". Yeah; what of it. Check out this cool new tome. Continue

Started by Frank Dalton May 6

My latest Irish reads
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Here are a few I've read lately that I think many folks out there may have over-looked for one reason or another (possibly because a few are out of print). Perhaps I'll write a full-on review of th... Continue

Started by Rob Allen. Last reply by Rob Allen Apr 28.

Recommended: Non-Fiction (2007) and Fiction (1994) by Peter Quinn

I read Quinn's 2007 book, Looking For Jimmy; A Search For Irish America, shortly after it came out. On the dust cover I read about a historical novel he'd written back in 1994 ( still his only one,... Continue

Started by Frank Dalton Apr 1

New Blood

Hey we keep pretty quiet here I know. But two new folks joined the books group today; I wonder what made 'em do that? Hi, Anne and Tim! So Annie, what was the last book you read with an 'Irish con... Continue

Started by Frank Dalton Mar 12

Hot Off The Press: Francis O'Neill's Memoir

"Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago". (Northwestern University Press). "Simple human joy, in music and in discovery, animate every page of the newly published me... Continue

Started by Frank Dalton Feb 18

Books On The Famine

Denise mentioned a book called "Paddy's Lament". It's been on my list of things to check out for a long time. There are soooooooo many books about the famine, though. I wonder if any of you would c... Continue

Started by Frank Dalton Feb 18

Who The H*** Is Flann O'Brien?
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Hey, yo ... yeah I read a lot. What of it? So lets talk about books. I just finished Joseph O'Connor's new novel, "Redemption Falls". I was more impressed by his earlier "Star Of The Sea". "The Sal... Continue

Started by Frank Dalton. Last reply by Frank Dalton Feb 15.

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Comment by John Brennan on April 27, 2008 at 7:25pm: Hi ya'll, I just finished a collection of four short stories by Patrick O'Keefee titled "The Hill Road". This was a very good read. The stories are a bit dark as I guess were the lives of people from farming communities in the rural west of Ireland. The stories are fiction and so well written you can smell the turf and the fields off them.