The Green Fool Author:Patrick Kavanagh First published in 1938, The Green Fool was withdrawn as the result of a libel action. It is one of those rare books which it is difficult to decribe with restraint: an autobiography which paints a fascinating picture of a young man in a patriarchal society and captures the essence of Irish rural life. There are expuisite decriptions of country ... more »fairs, weddings, dances, poaching expeditioins, political banditry and religious pilgrimages..« less