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A Place Apart
A Place Apart
Author: Dervla Murphy
At the height of The Troubles, Dervla Murphy cycled to Northern Ireland to try to understand the situation by speaking to people on either side of the divide. She also sought to interrogate her own opinions and emotions. As an Irishwoman and traveller who had only ever spent thirty-six hours of her forty-four years over the border to the north, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140050301
ISBN-10: 0140050302
Publication Date: 6/1979
Pages: 300
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Publisher: Irish Book Center
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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From the back cover:
Dervla Murphy, a souther Irishwoman and well-known travel writer, cycled into the mayhem of Northern Ireland in order to try and sort out her opinions and emotions about this desperately troubled land. Unfettered by sectarian attitudes and armed with a delighted curiosity, a fine ear for anecdote and a menetrating intelligence, she travelled extensively through both town and country. Frequently, she found herself in horrifying situations, and sometimes among people stiff with hate and grief: but, equally, she discovered an unquenchable spirit everywhere that refuses to die.


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