In anticipation of the launch of WHAT SHAPED ME tomorrow evening (Thursday 2 December) at 6.30 pm in Derry Central Library, Foyle Street, Garbhan Downey talks to Pat and me about the people we interviewed, what they said – basically, about how seriously wonderful a book WHAT SHAPED ME is, and why y’all need to be at Derry’s Central Library tomorrow evening at 6.30 pm to get your signed copy. Garbhan will be there too, asking some more questions.
December, 2021
THE IRISH CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR by Donal Kennedy
IN SEPTEMBER 1914 the Irish Christian Brothers launched a monthly magazine OUR BOYS which was probably the first Periodical ever produced for Irish Youth. It was still going strong when I left St Fintan’s in Sutton in 1959. Previous to that, and subsequently, the country was inundated with English comics with no roots in Ireland. Indeed […]