Paradise Alley republished

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Pat Meehan talks to JOE MOONEY, who comes on to NST to talk about how East Wall celebrates its history in Paradise. ‘Paradise Alley’ by John D Sheridan was first published by Talbot Press in 1945 and a new edition has been published by Seven Towers. The book is a history of a school and a schoolteacher in East Wall and covers the time period of the 1913 Lock Out. It is a fictional book but the characters are based on real people. They discuss the launch of the book by Catherina Crow from the National Archive of Ireland.

A new edition of the book is published by Sarah Lundberg of Seven Towers publishing.

Duration: 10'04" DATE: June 25, 2012
Interviewer:Pat Meehan
Producer:Yvette Reid
Interviewee:Joe Mooney
Themes:Irish Life & Culture, Local Arts & Culture
Keywords:JOE MOONEY, Eastwall, Paradise Alley, John D Sheridan, Talbot Press, Seven Towers, National Archive of Ireland, books
LocationEast Wall Time Period:1945; 2012
Type:Sound Language:English
Creator:Near FM Publisher:Near FM
Identifier:NEARFM_20120625_NST_001
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