Padraic O”Farrell was a senior army officer who lived in Mullingar. He was born in County Kildare in 1932. He published 23 books, including Proverbs and Sayings: Gems of Irish Wisdom, Irish Rogues, Rascals and Scoundrels and How the Irish Speak English. He also scripted revues for professionals and amateurs and writes features and theatre reviews for various publications including The Irish Times, Theatre Ireland, Irish Stage and Screen and Etudes Irlandaises.
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Padraic O’Farrell: Irish Blessings Toasts & Curses
Irish people have blessings, toasts, and curses for every occasion and are renowned for yarns and stories. They have a gift of the gab which may come from kissing The Blarney Stone! This collection …
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Padraic O’Farrell: Irish Proverbs and Sayings
Unleash the power of Irish wit and wisdom with this collection of quotes, proverbs and blessings from Padraic O'Farrell. Discover the timeless wisdom of great Irish men such as Shaw, Wilde, …
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Padraic O’Farrell: Ancient Irish Legends
From the Children of Lir to Díarmuid and Gráinne to the Salmon of Knowledge and Oisín in Tír na nÓg, Padraic O’Farrell reintroduces the classic stories of the Celtic …
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Padraic O’Farrell: Irish Ghost Stories
The ghost story holds a special place in Ireland. It provided the raw material for evenings of storytelling that were a common feature of country life up to the 1950s (and frequently beyond). …
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€2.39
Padraic O’Farrell: Who’s Who in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War
With over 3000 entries in seven separate listings, this book is a major source of reference which puts a human face on these two defining conflicts. Drawing on family papers, extensive interviews and …
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Padraic O’ Farrell: The Burning of Brinseley MacNamara
The Valley of the Squinting Windows (1918), Brinsley Mac Namara’s first published novel, so enraged the Westmeath community in which he lived that the book was publicly burned, its author humiliated …
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Padraic O’ Farrell: The ’98 Reader
Seventeen ninety-eight saw French and American revolutionary ideals converge with popular rebellion in Ireland. The rebellion ended in bloody failure, but 1798 was kept alive in folk memory by a …
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