To school through the fields : an Irish country childhood. [Different times; A child's nest; Preparing for the stations; Beneath God's altar; Animal nanny; A tough of spring; Forever young; The long-tailed family; Close to the earth; Celebration of the seasons; The jelly jug; An odd old codger; Holiday hens; Open spaces; Back to simplicity; Mrs. Casey; Earth woman; Tea in the meadow; Free to be children; Going to Ballybunion; A memory; To school through the fields; A school friend; Our daily bread; A rusty love affair; My father's butter box; The last litany; Togetherness; The cut-throat nuns; Yalla bacon; Give me my shirt; A one-way ticket; Healing place; A touch of Oliver; Walk the fields; A country child's Christmas]
by Taylor, Alice, 1938-
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 031203945X
- ISBN 13
- 9780312039455
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 51 p. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 031203945X; 9780312039455; 0312105606; 9780312105600 LCCN: 89-28982 ; LC: DA959.1; Dewey: 941.7082/2/092; 941.5082/092 ; OCLC: 20595515 ; black cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label ; "This is the story a childhood....where we had time to be children and life moved at a different pace." ; Contents : Different times -- A child's nest -- Preparing for the stations -- Beneath God's altar -- Animal nanny -- A tough of spring -- Forever young -- The long-tailed family -- Close to the earth -- Celebration of the seasons -- The jelly jug -- An odd old codger -- Holiday hens -- Open spaces -- Back to simplicity -- Mrs. Casey -- Earth woman -- Tea in the meadow -- Free to be children -- Going to Ballybunion -- A memory -- To school through the fields -- A school friend -- Our daily bread -- A rusty love affair -- My father's butter box -- The last litany -- Togetherness -- The cut-throat nuns -- Yalla bacon -- Give me my shirt -- A one-way ticket -- Healing place -- A touch of Oliver -- Walk the fields -- A country child's Christmas ; "With a simple charm, Alice Taylor recalls a world now lost, a time spent cutting hay and preparing meals, tending to animals and visiting with friends. These tales and memories, wistful thoughts and Irish twinkle are sure to win your heart." ; Taylor lives in Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland, where her family tends the local market and post office. ; FINE.
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- Joseph Valles - Books (US)
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- Title
- To school through the fields : an Irish country childhood. [Different times; A child's nest; Preparing for the stations; Beneath God's altar; Animal nanny; A tough of spring; Forever young; The long-tailed family; Close to the earth; Celebration of the seasons; The jelly jug; An odd old codger; Holiday hens; Open spaces; Back to simplicity; Mrs. Casey; Earth woman; Tea in the meadow; Free to be children; Going to Ballybunion; A memory; To school through the fields; A school friend; Our daily bread; A rusty love affair; My father's butter box; The last litany; Togetherness; The cut-throat nuns; Yalla bacon; Give me my shirt; A one-way ticket; Healing place; A touch of Oliver; Walk the fields; A country child's Christmas]
- Author
- Taylor, Alice, 1938-
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 031203945X
- ISBN 13
- 9780312039455
- Publisher
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Cork (County).; Rural regions; Social life, 1922-1949 - Biographies Different times; A child's nest; Preparing for the stations; Beneath God's altar; Animal nanny; A tough of spring; Forever young; The long-tailed family; Close to the earth; Celeb
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