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February 16, 2011

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HARD TIME

Armagh Gaol 1971-1986 By Raymond Murray

A selection of reports from Father Raymond Murray, the chaplain at Armagh Women’s Gaol from 1971-86, when 31 women were held without trial during internment. An exploration of the prisoners’ lives and the alleged abuses they suffered at the hands of their captors. Murray, a well-known activist for human rights in Ireland, has written extensively on the region. By Mercier Press and IABC. $12.95. Call Nina Ingalls at (303) 652-2710.

CRAZY JOHN AND THE BISHOP

and other essays on Irish culture By Terry Eagleton

An innovative collection of critical essays that cover Irish culture from the 18th century to the modern day, and touch on subjects as broad as 18th century satire and literary criticism to the modern Irish novel. Authors discussed include, Yeats, Beckett, Burke and other lesser known writers. University of Notre Dame Press.

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STAR BRIGHT

A Christmas Story By Andrew M. Greeley

Novelist Father Andrew Greeley presents a Christmas story with all the ingredients one would expect. Unpleasant relatives, bad weather, miserable travel and Jack Flanigan, “a harmless American of Irish origins.” Flanigan falls in love and invites his beloved back home for Xmas in Chicago. Forge Books. $13.95. Details, (212) 388-0100.

ALLYN’S EMBARRASSING

AND MYSTERIOUS

IRISH ADVENTURES By Carol McGinley

A juvenile novel about a trip to Ireland during which two American kids thwart smugglers and learn the history and geography of the nation through suspense and adventures — food fights in Pizza World, wildlife loose on an airplane, an Irish castle banquet and a few lessons in life. AGA Publishing. $7.95. Details, (919) 387-4568.

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