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Ireland (2006) (edit title/settings)

by Frank Delaney (Author) (edit contributors)

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From a land famous for storytelling comes an "absolute masterpiece"* -- an epic novel of Ireland that captures the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit. One wintry evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller -- a Seanchai, the very last practitioner of a fabled tradition... read more

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  • “We merge our myths with our facts according to our feelings, we tell ourselves our own story. And no matter what we are told, we choose what we believe. All "truths" are only our truths, because we bring to the "facts" our feelings, our experiences, our wishes.”
    Author's Note
  • “When I'm in a place that has had a strong history, it's the same to me as if it happened yesterday. And that's what makes my life so interesting - everywhere you go in Ireland, there's a vivid piece of history; it's the great advantage of being born in a small and storied land.”
    The Storyteller
  • “Many of you have come here from overseas and the only thing you know about Ireland is that we have ugly little men here, tricky fellows in green hats, who'll look you in the eye and promise you a crock of gold. But then, when your glance is distracted even for a second, they vanish and take the gold with them. Yes, we do have such figures here - I can show you several. We call them "elected politicians".”
    T. Bartlett Ryle
  • “If you listen to me, you'll soon learn that we don't need to fight, because we are the greatest talkers in the world. We can argue, cajole, wheedle, like no other nation on earth; we can charm the birds off the bushes. And why isn't this remarkable power stronger than the gun? Because we talk too much.”
    Uncle Bob
  • “For every fish there is a bait, and every man has its price.”
    The Storyteller
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  • There’s an old Irish saying: If you don’t use your power, it will leave you for someone who will.
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  • “I rise this day. Through Heaven’s strength. Lit by the sun. Bathed by the moon. Gloried by fire. I have the speed of lightning. I am swift as the wind. I am deep as the sea. I am stable as the earth. I am firm as stone.”
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  • The man’s name was—Charles Cunningham Boycott. And his name became a practice that is known to this day—to boycott someone means to cut them off from all essential services, to ostracize them within their own society.
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  • But you know all that already, the difference between O and Mac; in Irish names, O is “coming from” or “the family of” or, some say, “the grandson of.” And Mac means “the son of.”
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  • Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Leix, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, and Wicklow.
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  • “War,” he said, “goes in the direction opposite to that in which man naturally wants to aim. Man wants peace and ease, so that he can work out the mysteries of life, but war introduces such chaos and actual physical pain that man can’t think. And that, of course, is what politicians want—they want us not to think.”
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  • We do well to remember dolphins. If a dolphin ails, then others come alongside and nudge him gently through the waters; because a dolphin must keep moving in order to keep breathing. We all have need of our dolphins alongside us from time to time.
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  • “God’s power will support me,” he chanted. “God’s wisdom will advise me. God’s eyes will look out for me. God’s ear will listen for me.” He walked steadily forward. At that moment, the cave went dark as coal. “God’s hand will guard me. God’s shield will protect me.”
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Wonderfully, it was the boy who saw him first.

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  1. Frank Delaney (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
ISBN: 978-0060563493
Page Count: 650 pages

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