{"product_id":"land-of-my-cradle-days","title":"Martin Morrissey: Land of My Cradle Days [1995] paperback","description":"A gifted storyteller with a vivid memory, Martin Morrissey grew up in west Clare during the Second World War. After years in America, he returned to his native country. Here he gives us a sparkling and moving account of his boyhood days on a simple farm in rural Ireland, following in his beloved father's footsteps, observing the people and 'helping out' in a way that only small boys can do!\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese were the final years of the 'age of conversation' before the arrival of electricity, when people provided their own entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book has a classic timeless quality; humour, hard work, neighbourliness, and natural old fashioned farming combine to create a wholeness - a complete community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt recalls an era of homely good humour, of amusing 'characters' full of eccentricities, and of a warm and affectionate relationship with farm animals, especially the loyal workhorse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorrissey gives us superb descriptions of the Wren Dance, killing and sharing the pig, haymaking, seaweed gathering and his hilarious First Confession. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrissey, Martin","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47817686253907,"sku":"XG80862782290","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/morrissey-martin-land-of-my-cradle-days-xg80862782290-54937933513043.jpg?v=1727055317","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/land-of-my-cradle-days","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}