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That Unearthly Valley: A Donegal Childhood
That Unearthly Valley A Donegal Childhood Author:Patrick McGinley A canny, loving portrait of a 1940s/1950s rural Irish upbringing. McGinley tells of growing up in the back of beyond, an isolated, seaside village marked by a generosity of spirit and true sense of community, wherein he first encountered such mysteries as crab toes, family, sex, death, and school, along with a larger-than-life local curate, Fr J... more »ames McDyer, a radical socialist in a Roman collar. McGinley also deftly describes a number of other illustrious blow-ins to the Glen, from the renowned American painter Rockwell Kent, to Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, and British composer Sir Arnold Baxe.« less