Aunts and Windmills,Stories from my past-- by Pauline O`Regan.

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DescriptionEven at the age of three, Pauline O'Regan was irrepressible. There was, after all, much for a curious child to explore and learn about in the small West Coast community at Cronadun where she grew up in the 1930s. It wasn't just the view from the windmill; just as intriguing were the peculiarities of adult behaviour, the curious rituals of family life and social organisation (why could only boys sell racecards on race-day?), the deeper mysteries of religious faith and observance, the inexplicable upheaval of the Murchison earthquake...

In this charming book Pauline O'Regan evokes the world of her childhood with characteristic warmth and wit. By turns exuberant and contemplative, it will delight all those familiar with her work both as an author and in the community, and establishes Pauline O'Regan as a compelling storyteller.

Table of contents

Introduction
Aunts and Windmills
Rules and Rivers
Rounders and Rugby
Wakes and Funerals
Earthquakes and Mrs Walker
Politics and Monsters
Democracy and Divine Right
News of the World
Biology and Sweetbreads
Racecards and Equality
Drovers and Drivers
'Sunset and Evening Star'
Aunty Mary and Prayers for the Dying
Back to Basics
Exams and Morality
Charms, Omens, Dreams
Mrs Yellowlees
Trains and Jean Batten
The French and the Irish
Rites of Passage
Rosaries and Mission Sermons
Pilgrimage and Hope

Print publication: Jun 1991Date of Photo1991Map^[1]ContributorJames Newby

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Location (city or town)CronadunPersonPauline O`Regan

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Heather Newby Even at the age of three, Pauline O'Regan was irrepressible. There was, after all, much for a curious child to explore and learn about in the small West Coast community at Cronadun where she grew up in the 1930s. It wasn't just the view from the windmill; just as intriguing were the peculiarities of adult behaviour, the curious rituals of family life and social organisation (why could only boys sell racecards on race-day?), the deeper mysteries of religious faith and observance, the inexplicable upheaval of the Murchison earthquake...

In this charming book Pauline O'Regan evokes the world of her childhood with characteristic warmth and wit. By turns exuberant and contemplative, it will delight all those familiar with her work both as an author and in the community, and establishes Pauline O'Regan as a compelling storyteller.
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