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In Ireland in 1826 millions knew only famine, oppression and
degradation. The landlords ground down the tenant famers; tithe
wars and injustice were rife. But Dualta Duane battles against
tyranny, struggling to survive the evils of hunger, poverty and
disease. Courageous and fortified by an enduring love, Duane's
unconquerable spirit personifies the love of freedom that raged in
the soul of Ireland.
From boyhood to manhood big, gentle Mico had but two passions in
life - the sea, and a young girl so terrible lovely-lookin' it
raised your heart to heaven just to see her smile. But with a
hideous birthmark on his cheek, a Jonah to those he loved, and only
the simple life of a fisherman to offer, how could he hope to win
Maeve? The white-capped waves and a great old black bitch of a boat
brought the answer . . .
From boyhood to manhood big, gentle Mico had but two passions in
life - the sea, and a young girl so terrible lovely-lookin' it
raised your heart to heaven just to see her smile. But with a
hideous birthmark on his cheek, a Jonah to those he loved, and only
the simple life of a fisherman to offer, how could he hope to win
Maeve? The white-capped waves and a great old black bitch of a boat
brought the answer . . .
This is a vivid and memorable novel set in Dublin, 1916, during the
Easter Rebellion and the bitter years which followed. Through the
diverging lives of two young brothers the agony of Ireland during
these harrowing times is witnessed. It is the time of the Sinn
Fein, of the dreaded Tans, of terrible deeds and of loyalties
strained to breaking-point and beyond.
It is 1649. As the English soldiers trample the Irish homesteads,
leaving behind them a trail of barbarity and destruction, a few
brave men set out to seek a 'fair land' over the brow of the hill.
Among them is Dominick MacMahon, whose wife has been killed in the
bloody massacre of Drogheda, and whose son and daughter, and a
wounded priest, Father Sebastian, accompany him. But as he journeys
in search of peace and freedom he is relentlessly pursued by Coote,
the Cromwellian ruler of Connaught . . .
The famine that left a cold hand on Irish hearts In the first half
of the 19th century - Ireland's most desolate period - the
landlords ground down the tenant farmers, injustice was rife and
starvation stalked through the land. An age of oppression, monster
meetings, tithe wars, and degradation. Dualta Duane battles against
tyranny and struggles to survive the evils of hunger, poverty and
disease. Courageous and fortified by an enduring love, Duane's
unconquerable spirit personifies the love of freedom that raged in
the soul of Ireland.
Sullivan was a born actor. Blessed and cursed with the artist's
gifts and temperament in full measure, he could hold an audience,
or a woman's heart, in the palm of his hand. From a boyhood stuffed
with multi-coloured dreams to defy Galway's slums, through fit-ups
and fairs in the Irish countryside, to struggle and renown in
Dublin, London and New York, his crowded, generous journey was rich
in comedies, disappointments and surprises. Success was as
capricious as the seasons. But when it came, was it enough? Could
it replace the one girl who had learnt always to expect the
unexpected from Sullivan . . . ?
This is the story of Stephen O'Riordan, a true son of the wild and
beautiful land of Connemara, of his hopes and ambitions, and of his
passionate and stormy love for Kathleen, sister of his bitterest
enemy . . . It is also the story of Ireland after twenty-five years
of liberty, like Stephen new in its freedom and thought yet
primitive in its emotions, its people witty, bawdy, boozy,
hard-working, loud-voiced or gentle - but never dull . . .
It is 1649. As the English soldiers trample the Irish homesteads,
leaving behind them a trail of barbarity and destruction, a few
brave men set out to seek a 'fair land' over the brow of the hill.
Among them is Dominick MacMahon, whose wife has been killed in the
bloody massacre of Drogheda, and whose son and daughter, and a
wounded priest, Father Sebastian, accompany him. But as he journeys
in search of peace and freedom he is relentlessly pursued by Coote,
the Cromwellian ruler of Connaught . . .
Sullivan was a born actor. Blessed and cursed with the artist's
gifts and temperament in full measure, he could hold an audience,
or a woman's heart, in the palm of his hand. From a boyhood stuffed
with multi-coloured dreams to defy Galway's slums, through fit-ups
and fairs in the Irish countryside, to struggle and renown in
Dublin, London and New York, his crowded, generous journey was rich
in comedies, disappointments and surprises. Success was as
capricious as the seasons. But when it came, was it enough? Could
it replace the one girl who had learnt always to expect the
unexpected from Sullivan . . . ?
Careless of the hurts he inflicts along the way, Bart O'Breen walks
his own road, as proud as the devil and as lonely as hell. In the
Galway village of Boola, Bart O'Breen is a strong wilful young man
who leaves trouble and harm in his wake. As always in a novel by
Walter Macken, there is a host of memorable secondary characters,
and an unfailing accuracy and warmth in the depiction of the life
of the "plain people" of the west of Ireland. One of Walter
Macken's finest novels, Sunset on the Window-Panes is a moving and
memorable story of Irish life.
Like his father before him, Donn is born to the now mythical role
of the Lord of the Mountain, a remote community in rural Ireland,
unmarked by the passage of time. But Donn longs for a wider
kingdom. He deserts his bride, roams the world, fights in wars, is
footloose - yet finds that he is homesick. Sixteen years later he
returns to take up the threads of his old life, to learn to love
his afflicted daughter, and to bring progress to the neglected
green valley. Light comes, water flows, the land prospers. Then, on
a night of innocent festivity, a monstrous crime is perpetrated.
His kingdom violated, Donn dedicates himself to a terrible revenge
that can only destroy the avenger as well as the hunted
This is the story of Stephen O'Riordan, a true son of the wild and
beautiful land of Connemara, of his hopes and ambitions, and of his
passionate and stormy love for Kathleen, sister of his bitterest
enemy . . . It is also the story of Ireland after twenty-five years
of liberty, like Stephen new in its freedom and thought yet
primitive in its emotions, its people witty, bawdy, boozy,
hard-working, loud-voiced or gentle - but never dull . . .
Like his father before him, Donn is born to the now mythical role
of the Lord of the Mountain, a remote community in rural Ireland,
unmarked by the passage of time. But Donn longs for a wider
kingdom. He deserts his bride, roams the world, fights in wars, is
footloose - yet finds that he is homesick. Sixteen years later he
returns to take up the threads of his old life, to learn to love
his afflicted daughter, and to bring progress to the neglected
green valley. Light comes, water flows, the land prospers. Then, on
a night of innocent festivity, a monstrous crime is perpetrated.
His kingdom violated, Donn dedicates himself to a terrible revenge
that can only destroy the avenger as well as the hunted
Careless of the hurts he inflicts along the way, Bart O'Breen walks
his own road, as proud as the devil and as lonely as hell. In the
Galway village of Boola, Bart O'Breen is a strong wilful young man
who leaves trouble and harm in his wake. As always in a novel by
Walter Macken, there is a host of memorable secondary characters,
and an unfailing accuracy and warmth in the depiction of the life
of the "plain people" of the west of Ireland. One of Walter
Macken's finest novels, "Sunset on the Window-Panes" is a moving
and memorable story of Irish life.
This is a vivid and memorable novel set in Dublin, 1916, during the
Easter Rebellion and the bitter years which followed. Through the
diverging lives of two young brothers the agony of Ireland during
these harrowing times is witnessed. It is the time of the Sinn
Fein, of the dreaded Tans, of terrible deeds and of loyalties
strained to breaking-point and beyond.
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