The hurley maker's son : a memoir
Deeley, Patrick, 1953-2016
Book
Patrick Deeley's train journey home to rural East Galway in autumn 1978 was a pilgrimage of grief: his giant of a father had been felled, the hurley-making workshop silenced. From this moment, Patrick unfolds his childhood as a series of evocative moments, from the intricate workings of the timber workshop run by his father to the slow taking apart of an old tractor and the physical burial of a steam engine; from his mother's steady work on an old Singer sewing machine to his father's vertiginous quickstep on the roof of their house. There are many wonderful descriptions of the natural world and delightful cameos of characters and incidents from a not-so-long-ago country childhood.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heatons Library | Adult non-fiction hardback | 821.92 DEE | On loan - Due: 20 Mar 2026 |
Main title:
The hurley maker's son : a memoir / Patrick Deeley.
Author:
Deeley, Patrick, 1953-, author
Imprint:
Dublin : Doubleday Ireland, 2016.Dublin : Doubleday Ireland, 2016.
Collation:
253 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781781620335 (hbk)
Dewey class:
821.92
Local class:
821.92 DEE
Language:
English
BRN:
2283442