| Title:  |
To school through the fields : an Irish country childhood |
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Author:  |
Taylor, Alice |
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Publisher:  |
St. Martin's Press |
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Place of Publication:  |
New York |
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Date of Publication:  |
1988 |
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Original Date of Publ:  |
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Publication Number:  |
ISBN 031203945X |
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Number of Pages:  |
151 p. |
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Binding Style:  |
Hardbound |
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Dimensions:  |
8.5 in. |
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Contents:  |
Different times -- A child's nest -- Preparing for the stations -- Beneath God's altar -- Animal nanny -- A touch of spring -- Forever young -- The long-tailed family -- Close to the earth -- Celebration of the seasons -- The jelly jug -- An odd old codger -- Holiday hens -- Open spaces -- Back to simplicity -- Mrs. Casey -- Earth woman -- Tea in the meadow -- Free to be children -- Going to Ballybunion -- A memory -- To school through the fields -- A school friend -- Our daily bread -- A rusty love affair -- My father's butter box -- The last litany -- Togetherness -- The cut-throat nuns -- Yalla bacon -- Give me my shirt -- A one-way ticket -- Healing place -- A touch of Oliver -- Walk the fields -- A country child's Christmas |
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Notes:  |
Includes poetry. |
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Format:  |
Book |
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Subject - Culture:  |
Irish |
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Subject - Time:  |
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Subject - Topic:  |
Childhood and youth, Social life and customs |
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Subject - Instrument:  |
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Subject - Genre:  |
Autobiography, Poetry |