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Beat the Goatskin Until the Goat Cries!: Tales from a Kerry Village
Gabriel Fitzmaurice
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Description for Beat the Goatskin Until the Goat Cries!: Tales from a Kerry Village
Paperback.
In Beat the Goatskin , Fitzmaurice's skilful storytelling and optimistic spirit give a charming account of Ireland, particularly rural Ireland with its customs, education, sport, literature, music and song. Growing up Irish has something of a fairy tale ring to it, but beware, this is not a gentle stroll through leprechaun land. Fitzmaurice's eye is affectionate and sympathetic, but it can be self-critical when the occasion demands. Ireland, particularly rural Ireland, speaks in this book - its writers and Wrenboys, its musicians and singers, its footballers and teachers, and its corner boys. It gives voice to pubs and parishes, ... Read more
In Beat the Goatskin , Fitzmaurice's skilful storytelling and optimistic spirit give a charming account of Ireland, particularly rural Ireland with its customs, education, sport, literature, music and song. Growing up Irish has something of a fairy tale ring to it, but beware, this is not a gentle stroll through leprechaun land. Fitzmaurice's eye is affectionate and sympathetic, but it can be self-critical when the occasion demands. Ireland, particularly rural Ireland, speaks in this book - its writers and Wrenboys, its musicians and singers, its footballers and teachers, and its corner boys. It gives voice to pubs and parishes, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781856355001
SKU
KLN0017810
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Gabriel Fitzmaurice
Gabriel Fitzmaurice was born in 1952 in the village of Moyvane, Co. Kerry, where he still lives. He has taught in the local national school, of which he is principal, since 1975. He is the author of more than thirty books and has been described as 'one of Ireland's favourite poets'. He broadcasts on radio and television on education and ... Read more
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