The authors of Four Green Fields have gone above and beyond on their promise to bring us ‘wild Irish banter and craic.’ They have literally thrown open the doors of their collective closets and introduced us to the family skeletons, put flesh back on their bones and made them dance! Not only do we get a glimpse into the wacky world of their Irish upbringing, but we are introduced to fathers, grandfathers and uncles – utterly devoid of any sense of political correctness – who at times went about their daily lives oblivious to the havoc they wreaked around them, but at other times knew full well the embarrassment they were causing their families.
Table des matières
What’s the Craic? 11
Greg Mc Vicker 13
John Rickerby 25
Mark Rickerby 32
J.P. Sexton 41
Our Fathers: Hallowed Be Thy Names 45
Holy Communion, Holy Terror, Holy Frig! 46
Chuckie Our Da 58
Pissing off the Priest 79
Wait ‘til your father gets home! 83
Nosehead versus Chief Littlefoot 87
Leprechauns, Giants, & Banshees 91
Uncle Alfie to the Rescue 92
Cave Hill 98
Giant’s Causeway 102
Banshee of Dunluce Castle 108
The Troubles 113
Following in my Father’s Footsteps 114
Prods and Taigs 115
Kamikaze Catwalks 122
Donegal and Derry 127
Fenians and Milk Bottles 131
Belfast City Asylum 133
Stranger to my Land 139
In the Name of Religion 142
Stolen Identity 149
Ulster 154
Yesterday’s Footprints 159
Everlasting Homesickness 160
Donegal Fishermen 173
Time Out 176
Scattered Youth 180
Waiting 185
The Enchanted Isle 188
The Bogman 190
Donegal Boys 195
My Road 199
In Loving Memory… 203
White Feathers 204
Even Heaven Can’t Hold Us 207
Whispers in the Breeze 212
Laying to Rest 216
How We Survive 224
Mum’s Lament 229
“You’re Your Father All Over Again!” 248
On Looking Through Old Photographs 263
Shenanigans & Storytelling 265
Sammy 266
Danny Houton, Malin Head, Co. Donegal 274
Murphy’s Law: My Friend of Misery! 280
Belfast Comes to Burbank 295
Dublin Cream Bun 298
Craic! Banter! Hobby Horses Shite! 309
Bless Me, Father…… 310
The Pen & Paper Pub 313
Just About the End 321
Greg: The Near Belfast Child 322
John & Mark: A Paddy and a Half 324
J.P.: Irish Crooner; Head the Ball 326
Connect with the Authors 329
A propos de l’auteur
Mark Rickerby is a writer, screenwriter, songwriter and singer. He’s the creator and head writer of Big Sky, a western TV series in development.He has contributed twenty stories to Chicken Soup for the Soul books and fiction to numerous magazines. He co-authored The Other Belfast, his father’s memoir about growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, between 1935 and 1957.
His poem, ‘How We Survive’ has been shared thousands of times on the internet, and Mark has received countless emails from people about how his poem helped them navigate grief in a healthy way.
Mark brings to Four Green Fields the perspective of a Californian raised by an outspoken Belfast native, and the culture clash that implies.
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