Barefoot in
Mullyneeny
A Boy’s Journey Towards Belonging
Bryan Gallagher
As I write this, the memory of the tragic death of John Peel is still vivid in my mind. He changed the lives of many people with his encouragement, and he did that for me in his sincere appreciation of these stories. He broadcast some of them in his BBC programmes, and it was he who first broached the prospect of publication.
This book is respectfully dedicated to his memory.
Table of Contents
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
Three Cheers for the Souls in Purgatory
How Much is that Doggie in the Window?
‘Life slipped between the bars…’
They say in this county where I was reared, that for six months of the year Lough Erne is in Fermanagh, and for six months, Fermanagh is in Lough Erne. The county is dominated by the vast stretches of the mighty lake. It is from its shores, and the surrounding countryside, that most of my stories come.
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