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| VOICES
A Book of Anecdotes,
Excerpts and Photographs Reflecting
the Ballaghaderreen of Yesterday. |
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VOICES, a book of anecdotes, excerpts and
photographs reflecting the Ballaghaderreen of yesterday,
was launched in Durkin's of Ballaghaderreen on Friday,
29th August 2003. The book, produced by three local
women, Mary Gallagher, Jane Casey and Margaret Murphy-Garvey
contains some random, humorous, robust and even
ghostly extracts.
The trio of two sisters and a close friend say that
Ballaghaderreen and surrounding areas are being
reshaped and reconstructed.
According to Mary Gallagher "this is not a bad thing
with derelict sites being used fruitfully and private
houses being used as public buildings, but this
book is a backward glance of the familiar places
of the town and hinterland fifty years ago, the
old buildings, railways, businesses and the familiar
faces. She said that the authors wanted to celebrate
the idea of community in a time of globalisation,
the sense of belonging of the pat, which will carry
us into the future.
Margaret Murphy-Garvey described the project as
"a labour of love". She said we all belong to someplace,
Patrick Kavanagh spoke of "The stony grey soil of
Monaghan" and Ballaghaderreen native Douglas Hyde
knew all about a sense of place.
The book, which was in production for a year as
photos were collected, pieces written and people
identified, is targeted at the emigrant market.
The authors say that small places are precious to
those who pass through them, especially areas with
high levels of emigration and in their compilation
of extracts and photographs, they had in mind those
who grew up in Ballaghaderreen and surrounding areas
and then spent years abroad.
Mary Gallagher said that "Ballaghaderreen has huge
emigration, some people returned periodically but
some never returned and they hope the book finds
a resonance with them, and gives an echo of an earlier
time and of a sense of community once enjoyed".
Bishop Flynn spoke of the older fading memories
that this book uproots, and how it will find a resonance
with the older generation of Ballaghaderreen.
Form Principal of Ballaghaderreen Vocational School,
Oliver Hynes, launched the book and he described
the event as an "historical occasion, personal to
everyone in Ballaghaderreen". He pointed out that
while history is well catered for in education,
"local history is the very stuff of life, it tells
us about ourselves but is a neglected subject"
Courtesy of the Western People |
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| Ballagh's Voices -
Jane Casey, Mary Gallagher, and Margaret Murphy-Garvey,
with their book on Ballaghaderreen of yesteryear
pictured in the town square after the book was
launched at a special reception in Durkins. |
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| The compilers of 'Voice'
- Jane Casey, Mary Gallagher and Margaret Murphy-Garvey,
make a special presentation to former Vocational
School principal, Oliver Hynes, who launched the
book at a special reception in Durkins Lounge.
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| Both photographs courtesy of the Western People
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| Price: €16 |
| Postage and Packaging available at the following
rates: |
| country |
1
copy |
2
copies |
3
Copies |
| Ireland |
€2.40 |
€4.50 |
€6.50 |
| England |
€5.50 |
€5.50 |
€7.50 |
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U.S.A |
€5 |
€10 |
€16 |
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E-mail: 
info@ballaghaderreen.com
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| or ring +353 94 980121 (094 9860121) |
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