Ireland:The Parting Glass

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RTE TV Open House book review

"A very beautiful collection of photographs and what makes this very personal collection of photos different is that it really is the catalogue of a changing Ireland over the last thirty years."

www.Emigrant.ie review

"To those who grew up or were acquainted with Ireland during the second half of the twentieth century much will be familiar; to a younger generation and those coming newly to the country the book might well instil a feeling of regret, of having missed out on a richer time and place."

The Irish Post review

"The Parting Glass is a unique book, that presents over 120 images detailing a time forgotten and fast disappearing in the Emerald Isle. The pictures span three decades and include images of country domesticity and farming scenes along with sultry land and sea scapes. As well as photographs the book also contains an account of Richard's own memories...along with a moving account of his early childhood"

Ireland of the Welcomes Vol.53 review by Mary O'Sullivan

"This gorgeous book is the work of a man who left his home...at the age of fifteen. The first picture in the book, of his mother who died before he could remember much of her, is memorably poignant. So also are the many illustrations of the interiors of abandoned homes. But on a lighter note, there are happy children, turf cutters, thatchers and fellows playing melodeons."


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Book reviews - quotes & cuttings
RTE TV Open House book review "A very beautiful collection of photographs and what makes this very personal collection of photos different is that it really is the catalogue of a changing Ireland over the last thirty years."
www.Emigrant.ie review "To those who grew up or were acquainted with Ireland during the second half of the twentieth century much will be familiar; to a younger generation and those coming newly to the country the book might well instil a feeling of regret, of having missed out on a richer time and place."
The Irish Post review "The Parting Glass is a unique book, that presents over 120 images detailing a time forgotten and fast disappearing in the Emerald Isle. The pictures span three decades and include images of country domesticity and farming scenes along with sultry land and sea scapes. As well as photographs the book also contains an account of Richard's own memories...along with a moving account of his early childhood" Ireland of the Welcomes Vol.53 review by Mary O'Sullivan "This gorgeous book is the work of a man who left his home...at the age of fifteen. The first picture in the book, of his mother who died before he could remember much of her, is memorably poignant. So also are the many illustrations of the interiors of abandoned homes. But on a lighter note, there are happy children, turf cutters, thatchers and fellows playing melodeons."