Remembering Killaloe
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Henry Murdoch
Publisher: The Liffey Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781908308597
Subjects: Childhood and youth; Lawyers; Biography; History
Description: "Remembering Killaloe by retired barrister and legal author Henry Murdoch, is a personal, entertaining, and informative account of living in twin Irish heritage towns, Killaloe and Ballina, over 50 years ago. Brought up-to-date with a detailed description of the present towns and with details on the positive influence the towns have had on the author's later life. Killaloe, the capital of Ireland from 1002 to 1014 became the capital of water skiing in Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s, and arguably, could be called the capital of Ireland's inland waterways today. Murdoch describes a fairly idyllic childhood, growing up in a beautiful place, full of history and full of characters. He and his friends lived on boats, fished on the Shannon and on Lough Derg, swam at the 'Pier Head' and at the 'Two Mile Gate' and made and flew model airplanes. They played hurling and football, and in later years they waterskied at the Lakeside Hotel. Many of them later emigrated to the UK, to Canada, and to the USA to find work." -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-259) and index.