Growing Up So High: A Liberties Boyhood

by Sean O'Connor

Se n O'Connor was born in Francis Street, in the Liberties of Dublin, a neighbourhood famous over the centuries for the sturdy independence of its people.
Now, in this evocative and affectionate book, he recollects the unique and colourful district of his childhood: the neighbours who lived there, their traditions, talk and lore, the music and poetry of the laneways and markets.
Remembrances of the 1940s classroom, of bird-watching in Phoenix...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444743082
• ISBN13: 9781444743081
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Hachette Ireland
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"