Your Dinner's Poured Out: Boyhood in the Twenties in a Dublin That Has Disappeared

Your Dinner's Poured Out: Boyhood in the Twenties in a Dublin That Has Disappeared

by PaddyCrosbie (Author)

Synopsis

Dublin 1913 to 1930, a tumultuous and exciting time in the city's history. Paddy Crosbie catches that tumult and conveys that excitement in this childhood memoir of city life. A cast of brilliant characters surround the young Crosbie, all vividly etched into hilarious life. Here is a born storyteller.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
Published: 26 Mar 2012

ISBN 10: 1847173047
ISBN 13: 9781847173041

Media Reviews
'`charming book ... a Dublin classic ... a wonderful read' -- Irish Catholic
Author Bio
Paddy Crosbie was born in Dublin in 1913, educated at St Paul's CBS, St Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra and University College, Dublin. He was the famous creator of such radio and television programmes as The School Around the Corner, Back to School, Tug O'Words and Paddy's Playground, and made frequent appearances on The Late Late Show. In 1979 Paddy Crosbie was honoured by Pope John Paul II with the Papal decoration Benemerenti. He died in 1982.