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3/17 (2010) (edit title/settings)

by MaryPat Hyland (Author) (edit contributors)

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In this loose parody of Dante’s Inferno, four Irish traditional musicians get lost in the backwoods of upstate New York the week before St. Patrick’s Day. On the journey, the band descends through nine hellish circles of American-style 3/17 revelry: Step-dancing princesses. Bobbing shamrock... read more

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Fionn MacConnell has commited a mortal sin—trading his traditional Irish music for fiddling around with a loose woman named Renny. After she dumps him in front of a roomful of respected musicians in a Galway pub, Fionn sets out on a journey to restore his soul—making music. His cousin Des sets... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Fionn MacConnell has commited a mortal sin—trading his traditional Irish music for fiddling around with a loose woman named Renny. After she dumps him in front of a roomful of respected musicians in a Galway pub, Fionn sets out on a journey to restore his soul—making music. His cousin Des sets up a tour of the States (actually just Massachusetts and upstate New York) for Fionn's band, Slí na Fírinne (the path of truth). After a close encounter of the púca kind in the backwoods of upstate New York, the band travels down nine circles of pre-St. Patrick's Day American-style revelry. It ain't pretty. Along their journey, the band develops a distaste for the weird faux-rituals of celebrating 3/17—from green beer to corned beef to miming humpty-back camels and chimpanzees. And yes, one of those circles of hell involves "Danny Boy."

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  • “Next thing I knew, we were in this ditch and there the pony was. Gone.”
    Fionn
  • “Shh! Removing pink lipstick.”
    Aisling
  • “Give ye a clue, luv. We're ate'n breakfast now.”
    Peadar
  • “Ye couldn't play yer way out of the Irish washerwoman's tub!”
    Diarmuid

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Fionn MacConnell slouched in a salvaged confessional booth at the back of a Galway pub called The Vestibule, staring at his untouched pint of Guinness and a shredded photograph of his ex-girlfriend Renny.

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Prologue
Fáinne (circle) #1
Fáinne #2
Fáinne #3
Fáinne #4
Fáinne #5
Fáinne #6
Fáinne #7
Fáinne #8
Fáinne #9
Lexicon of Irish names, phrases and slang

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  • púca: A shapeshifting spirit that often appears as a black horse
  • eejit: Idiot
  • feis: A competition of Irish dance, music, language and other cultural interests.
  • céilí: A social including dance, music and fun

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This book is in Irish-American tales. (community list)

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  1. MaryPat Hyland (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 17, 2010
ISBN: 1453838848
Page Count: 230

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Reading Level: Adults

Some situations, language not appropriate for children.

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