2 hrs 31 mins | LITERARY COLLECTIONS | Essays'I Knew This Place' by John MacKenna is a collection of twenty-eight of his radio essays from RTE's radio programme 'Sunday Miscellany.'
John MacKenna is the author of twenty-seven books both fiction and non-fiction. A skilled actor and narrator, he won a Jacob's Radio Award for his documentary about Leonard Cohen. The radio essays in this collection were described by The Irish Times as 'enchantments woven with rich and intimate language, snapshots of lives lived, and days passed, distinctly Irish and yet utterly universal.'
This audio book will carry you through three decades of ...
'I Knew This Place' by John MacKenna is a collection of twenty-eight of his radio essays from RTE's radio programme 'Sunday Miscellany.'
John MacKenna is the author of twenty-seven books both fiction and non-fiction. A skilled actor and narrator, he won a Jacob's Radio Award for his documentary about Leonard Cohen. The radio essays in this collection were described by The Irish Times as 'enchantments woven with rich and intimate language, snapshots of lives lived, and days passed, distinctly Irish and yet utterly universal.'
This audio book will carry you through three decades of life in the small Irish town of Castledermot and beyond. It offers strong stories and a depth of reflection that provides comfort, questions and laughter.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRO |
0 mins 13 secs |
| 2. | 1. Billy O |
6 mins 51 secs |
| 3. | 2. Cashes |
5 mins 18 secs |
| 4. | 3. Jack the Basketman |
4 mins 56 secs |
| 5. | 4. The Trimmings |
6 mins 18 secs |
| 6. | 5. Dusters |
5 mins 02 secs |
| 7. | 6. Song for a Pilgrim |
1 mins 35 secs |
| 8. | 7. The Last Supper |
4 mins 35 secs |
| 9. | 8. Two Women on a Wall |
5 mins 42 secs |
| 10. | 9. Working on the Railway |
5 mins 25 secs |
| 11. | 10. Breaking the Rules |
5 mins 29 secs |
| 12. | 11. Lilac Time |
5 mins 29 secs |
| 13. | 12. Marrying Nan Kinsellla |
5 mins 17 secs |
| 14. | 13. Sorrel |
4 mins 42 secs |
| 15. | 14. Mowing the Lawn |
7 mins 18 secs |
| 16. | 15. The Arrival of Autumn |
4 mins 20 secs |
| 17. | 16. Apple Picking |
4 mins 07 secs |
| 18. | 17. Jude the Obscure |
5 mins 43 secs |
| 19. | 18. Learning to Dance |
5 mins 47 secs |
| 20. | 19. Mick Carolan |
5 mins 46 secs |
| 21. | 20. Robbing Orchards |
5 mins 28 secs |
| 22. | 21. Autumn |
4 mins 48 secs |
| 23. | 22. Going for the Milk in November |
6 mins 21 secs |
| 24. | 23. All Souls' Night |
5 mins 37 secs |
| 25. | 24. The End of the Season |
5 mins 07 secs |
| 26. | 25. The Gathering of Ghosts |
4 mins 50 secs |
| 27. | 26. A Year has Passed |
5 mins 56 secs |
| 28. | 27. The Christmas Thief |
5 mins 46 secs |
| 29. | 28. A New Year Gift |
5 mins 16 secs |
| 30. | OUTRO |
0 mins 37 secs |
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