 | Padraic O'Farrell PADRAIC O'FARRELL was born in Staplestown, Donadea, County Kildare. One of Ireland's best-known journalists and most prolific authors, he was a regular contributor to the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and Irish Examiner. His thirty-five books include The Burning of Brinsley MacNamara, a study of the controversy surrounding the publication of The Valley of the Squinting Windows; the bestselling Rebel Heart, a fictional account of Michael Collins's love affair with Kitty Kiernan; Who's Who in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War 1916-23; The Blacksmith of Ballinalee; and Ancient Irish legends. He also wrote and directed a number of plays, including Matchmaking, based on the work of John B. Keane and Scullabogue, a drama about the 1798 Rebellion. His play Kitty, about the women in the lives of Michael Collins and Sean MacEoin toured throughout Ireland, including performances in Cork's Everyman Palace Theatre and Dublin's Andrew's Lane Studio. |
Irish Ghost Stories: Previously Unpublished Well-known Ghost Stories and Some Lesser-known Tales
26 Apr 2013 - Gill & McMillan
The ghost story holds a special place in Ireland. It provided the raw material for evenings of storytelling that were a common feature of country life up to the 1950s (and frequently beyond). Unexplained psychic phenomen ...Quick View
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Blacksmith of Ballinalee: Sean Mac Eoin
2nd Revised edition
25 May 1993 - Uisneach Press
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Green and Chaste and Foolish: Irish Literary and Theatrical Anecdotes
01 Oct 1994 - Gill
A compilation of 500 anecdotes attaching to Ireland's literary figures, great and small.
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Tell Me Sean O'Farrell: Story of an Irish Schoolmaster
01 Sep 1986 - The Mercier Press Ltd
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Recalls those customs and beliefs held in fear by the Irish for generations.
Recalls those customs and beliefs held in fear by the Irish for generations.
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... Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: Irish Blessings, Toasts and Curses
01 Apr 1993 - The Mercier Press Ltd
Hearing news of a death or marriage, consoling neighbours in sorrow or sharing their joy, looking for a husband or wife, saving turf or going fishing - Irish people have blessings and curses for every occasion, as highli ...Quick View
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This novel is based upon the facts known about the life of Richard "Boss" Crocker (1841-1922). It is the story of one of Irish-America's most colourful representatives, involving shipwreck, locomotive building, prize fig ...Quick View
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