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Description edit
From the romantic to the gritty, from Dublin as a cheap weekend getaway to the Irish theme pubs on almost every English high street, no one can escape the fact that Irish culture is perhaps more popular than ever. Mark McCrum explores the heart of contemporary Ireland, gaining an impression of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Dermot: Add a description of this character.
- Jim
- Billy
- Adrian
- Michael
- Sean
- Mark
- Joe
- Tom Barry
- Felipe
- John
- James
- Kerry
- Noelle
- Stephen
- Astrid
- William
- Angela
- Maire
- Pat
- Dick
- Katrina
- Frank
- O'connell
- Kieran
- Peter
- Leslie
- Leah
- Ruth
- Norman
- Robert
- Denis
- Hazel
- Sinead
- Eamon
- Mary Robinson
- Kevin
- Caminati
- Tony
- Sarah
- Marty
- Gerald
- Cromwell
- Mayo
- Richard
- Elizabeth
- Martin
- Alison
Setting & Locations edit
- Northern Ireland
- Dublin
- Londonderry
- Belfast
- Donegal
- Limerick
- Galway
- Sligo
- England
- Uk
- Ballinasloe
- Europe
- Kilkenny
- Tuam
- Athenry
- Britain
- Wexford
- America
- Sinn Fein
- Armagh
- Tralee
- Listowel
- Bellaghy
- Antrim
- Scotland
- Ballymena
- Strongbow
- Inishmore
- Bogside
- Canada
- Killorglin
- Paris
- Waterville
- Waterford
- Enniscorthy
- South Africa
- Letterkenny
- Australia
- Portrush
- Crossmaglen
- France
- Harryville
- Tipperary
- Shannon
- Tory Island
- Kinsale
- Baginbun Head
First Sentence edit
A friend had told me that the first thing he'd seen in Ireland, disembarking from the ferry at Dun Laoghaire, was a priest being thrown out of a pub.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Country: England
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0575065737
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Country: England
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0575065737
Page Count: 416
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 910
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