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Growing up in Northern Ireland on his family's farm during The Troubles, Patrick O'Neill is a boundary-pushing, clever boy who thinks outside the box. Rooted in his family and his community, O'Neill's childhood memories capture the charged environment of the violent civil war all around him. He strikes out on his own in his teen years, making his way to England, where he quickly advances to become a master carpenter before eventually moving to America. In San Francisco, O'Neill's hard work, persistence, and optimism help him build a successful construction business working with many of the most affluent and influential business people in the city. He falls in love, has children, and finds a passion for race car driving, all while believing himself to be "just a kid from Galbally." Written with heart and candor, O'Neill shares stories from his upbringing, tragic losses, and lessons learned along the way. This story of a determined risk-taker leaves the reader asking: What would my life look like if I insisted on following my destiny?
Brenda Moore-McCann's in-depth study reveals the many layers of Brian O'Doherty's artistic identity. By contextualizing the work and providing first-class critical assessments, this book unravels his career to present a wealth of material with a distinct attitude and original vision.
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Excerpt from The Fate and Fortunes of Hugh O'neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'donel, Earl of Tyrconnel: Their Flight From Ireland, and Death in Exile In printed books, even of the best historians, and the scarce brochures* published in England shortly after the flight, he could discover no satisfactory elucidation of the subject he had so much at heart. From the living learned, foremost among whom was the late John o'donovan, he received some valuable hints, but nothing conclusive; and he thereon bethought him, that only from the mysterious recesses of old libraries, at home and abroad, he might be enabled to evoke clear, intelligible responses to the inquiries which had so interested him ...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.
Examines why Young Ireland attached such importance to the writing of history, how it went about writing that history, and what impact their historical writings had.