Last of the Donkey Pilgrims
Praise forLast of the Donkey Pilgrims “One of the finest books about contemporary Ireland ever written...In a style evocative of Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley, O’Hara writes memorably of his most unusual way of touring his ancestral home of Ireland.”--Library Journal“A witty, whimsical walk around an Ireland before the ‘Celitc Tiger’ of the European Union found its economic legs, before the roads were improved, and before battalions of Audis and Mercedes replaced the donkey carts, farmers, and unhurried pedestrians of another day.” --Boston Globe “A delightful book to be enjoyed by everyone on a life pilgrimage.”—Catholic Library World“Kevin O'Hara is neither a madman nor a saint; he is an original.  The story he tells will be an inspiration to any person who has ever tried to patch a broken life.”—Morgan Llywelyn“Skillful piece of travel-writing; like the Irish fog, it’s both glowing and lightly pushed by an unacknowledged melancholy.”—Kirkus Reviews"One of the finest books about contemporary Ireland ever written…In a style evocative of Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, O'Hara writes memorably of his most unusual way of touring his ancestral home of Ireland." (Library Journal)A witty, whimsical walk around an Ireland before the 'Celitc Tiger' of the European Union found its economic legs, before the roads were improved, and before battalions of Audis and Mercedes replaced the donkey carts, farmers, and unhurried pedestrians of another day. (Boston Globe)