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Robert O Connor was not expecting cheering crowds to greet him on his return to
Dromahair. Few there were likely to view him as a war hero. Nobody believed he had
acted out of principle when he enlisted, as the man had never served any cause other
than his own. That did not bother Robert. If anything, he revelled in the notoriety.
After all, he was destined for bigger and better things than his home village could
offer.
A hardcover coffee table book, a comprehensive pictorial account of the Theme Night story (adult and teenage) over the last 10 years. A few good stories in there too.
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LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE’One of the best collections you’ll read this year’ Sunday Times’Wild, witty stories . . .
Exhilarating’ ObserverIn this rapturous story collection we encounter a ragbag of west of Ireland characters, many on the cusp between love and catastrophe, heartbreak and epiphany, resignation and hope. These stories affirm Kevin Barry as one of the world’s most accomplished and gifted writers, and show an Ireland in a condition of great flux but also as a place where older rhythms, and an older magic, somehow persist.
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?Annie West is one of very few people capable of making mirth from mortality and Another Fine Mess is a brilliant exploration of the funny side of doom. We meet the daft, the reckless and the just plain unlucky in a hilarious chronicle of creative croaks that will leave you asking, when your number finally comes up and it?s time to hand in your pail, ?O Death, where is thy ba-ZING???
Blue Raincoat
Sligo?s Blue Raincoat Theatre Company reflects various aspects of place and space in their work, and their production of JM Synge?s The Playboy of the Western World (1907), directed by artistic director Niall Henry, which runs in their resident space in The Factory in Sligo, literally and symbolically represents their unique position as Ireland?s only full-time venue-based professional theatre ensemble.
This book is for business owners and managers of non-profit organisations who want be become more effective at Facebook marketing. Whether they are complete beginners or have been using Facebook for a while, readers of this book will learn how to get maximise results from Facebook. The book will help businesses in the following areas:* Gain an understanding of the architecture of Facebook* Get clear instruction on how businesses should set up business pages and create page administrators* A comprehensive explanation of Page settings* How to carry our customer analysis and profiling* How to come up with compelling content for business pages* A guide on how to craft content that encourages engagement* How to represent brands on Facebook* A complete guide to using Facebook AdsWritten with small business owners in mind, many of whom realise that they are missing out by not using this powerful and popular resource more effectively, Facebook Marketing will make a huge difference to the bottom line.
A short biographical study of Volunteer Henry Kelly of Ballygawley, Co. Sligo : An Easter rebel?of 1916, who was executed in Dublin on the 17th of October, 1920, during the war of Independence.
Jumbo, a baby elephant, is bored and he strays away from his home. He spots some zebras and then meets a friendly group of giraffes, who tempt him to stay with them. what follows is a series of adventures that leave the young elephant relieved to return to his parents.
Rebellion in the Village, a new novel from Kids? Own Publishing Partnership, launches 13 November. This historical novel has been researched, written and illustrated by a team of 11 and 12 year old children in Scoil Ursula Primary School, Sligo.
Set in eighteenth century France, just as the Bastille is stormed and the injustices of life for poor people are everywhere to be seen, the story follows the adventures of 14 year old Leon, who is found at the scene of a robbery in the village of Pockseaux and flees to the forest. Here he encounters a band of young agitators hiding from the law and plotting rebellion.
| 1 | The Dublin Reel/The Three Merry Sisters (2.34) | |
| 2 | Murray’s One and Two (2.07) | |
| 3 | The Powelsborough Lasies/Frank Walshe’s (2.45) | |
| 4 | Lord Gordan’s Reel (3.40) | |
| 5 | A St?r Mo Chro? (3.29) | |
| 6 | The Duke of Leinster/Ah Surely (3.28) | |
| 7 | The Blackthorn Stick/Reidy Johnston’s (2.43) | |
| 8 | Sarah Ann O Connor’s/The Mother’s Lament (3.28) | |
| 9 | Lament for Peter Walsh (3.37) | |
| 10 | Roaring Mary/The Graf Spree (3.16) | |
| 11 | The Clare Reel/The First Month of Spring (2.17) | |
| 12 | The Chaffpool Post/Memories of Sligo (4.26) | |
| 13 | The Hunter’s Purse/The Sligo Maid (3.28) | |
| 14 | ?na Bh?n (5.15) | |
| 15 | The Galway Rambler/Five Mile Chase/Dennis Devaney’s (2.42) | |
| 16 | The Concert Reel/Custom Gap (3.08) | |
| 17 | Pat Sweeney’s Favourite/Paddy Carty’s (3.02) | |
| 18 | The Old Wheels of the World/Mc Gowan’s Favourite/The Moving Bog of Powelsborough (2.58) | |
| 19 | The Croppy Boy (5.42) | |
| 20 | Drowsey Maggie/Toss the Feathers (1.49) | |
| 21 | The Stonepark Reel/The Templehouse Reel (2.02) | |
| 22 | The Geese in the Bog (2.34) | |
| 23 | The Bush in Bloom/Touch Me If You Dare (2.21) |
Tucan- Towers CD
This second album comes six years after their first studio album (Aliquot Strings 2009) and it is their first since the band expanded to include brass and strings. Produced by Torsten Kinsella (God Is An Astronaut), these new compositions are subtle and melodic though cinematic in their scope and arrangement, and represent a musical evolution for the band.
Yeats in Love
Anyone familiar with Sligo will be familiar with Yeats. And anyone familiar with both should also be aware of Annie West, the illustrator, who has penned many pictures?of Yeats in humorous poses that are in homes & shops?around Sligo. In Yeats in Love Annie presents her illustrations in book form with words from Yeats, those who knew Yeats and Annie herself. An enjoyable, funny read and the picture’s themselves do indeed paint a 1,000 words.
