We were rich and we didn't know it : a memoir of my Irish boyhood
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chester Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B Phelan | On Shelf |
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Biography & Autobiography | BIO Phelan | On Shelf |
Nanuet Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B PHELAN | On Shelf |
Pearl River Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B PHELAN | On Shelf |
Suffern Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B / PHELAN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Laois.
Country life -- Ireland -- Laois.
Laois (Ireland) -- Biography.
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Childhood and youth.
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Family.
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Laois.
Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Laois.
Country life -- Ireland -- Laois.
Laois (Ireland) -- Biography.
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Childhood and youth.
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Family.
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Laois.
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Published
New York : Gallery Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 210 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Tom Phelan, who was born and raised in County Laois in the Irish midlands, spent his formative years working with his wise and demanding father as he sought to wrest a livelihood from a farm that was often wet, muddy, and back-breaking. It was a time before rural electrification, the telephone, and indoor plumbing; a time when the main modes of travel were bicycle and animal cart; a time when small farmers struggled to survive and turkey eggs were hatched in the kitchen cupboard; a time when the Church exerted enormous control over Ireland. [This book] recounts Tom's upbringing in an isolated, rural community from the day he was delivered by the local midwife. With tears and laughter, it speaks to the strength of the human spirit in the face of life's adversities."--Amazon.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Phelan, T. (2019). We were rich and we didn't know it: a memoir of my Irish boyhood . Gallery Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phelan, Tom, 1940-. 2019. We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood. Gallery Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phelan, Tom, 1940-. We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood Gallery Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Phelan, Tom. We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood Gallery Books, 2019.
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