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That Place We Call Home: A journey through the place names of Ireland
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By: John Creedon
Publisher: Gill
Published: October 2020
Pages: 272
Categories: Humanities
Language: English
Available as: Hardback
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ISBN-13: 9780717189854
ASIN: 0717189856

An absorbing non-fiction debut from one of Ireland's broadcasting national treasures. John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names. Here he digs beneath the surface of familiar place names, peeling back the layers of meaning behind them to reveal stories about the nature of the land of Erin and the people who walked it before us. John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from when he was a young boy growing up in West Cork to travelling around Ireland making his popular television show. In this brilliant new book, he digs beneath the surface of familiar place names, peeling back the layers of meaning behind them to reveal stories about the nature of the land of Erin and the people who walked it before us.

Travel the highways, byways and boreens of Ireland with John and become absorbed in the place names such as 'The Land of Robins', 'Patrick's Bed', 'The Eagles Nest', 'Hidden Treasure' and 'The Valley of the Crazy'. All hold clues to help uncover our past and make sense of that place we call home, feeding both mind and soul along the way.

That Place We Call Home is an absorbing non-fiction debut from one of Ireland's broadcasting national treasures John Creedon is a veteran broadcaster with RTE Radio as host of The John Creedon Show. He has also presented multiple television series on RTE of road trips across Ireland showcasing Ireland's history and geography, along with some lesser-known stories of the areas he visits. He lives in Cork.

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