![]() ![]() They have lived much of their adult life in England. The story concerns Irish brother and sister Dan and Una Fogarty. However, Irish poetry, which has given us many fine works, is less the inspiration than traditional Irish songs, which can be and often are raucous, colourful, lively and throw in a few Irish-language words. The novel is laid out as though it is in verse, which I personally find somewhat annoying but I see his point. The book was published by Unbound, a crowd-funding publisher, rather than a more conventional publisher ![]() The title used here more or less sets the tone or, rather describes events. Musical aficionados will know of The Pogues who were originally called Pogue Mahone but had to change the name under pressure from the BBC. Just in case you do not know, the title comes from the Irish póg mo thóin which means kiss my arse. Home » Ireland » Patrick McCabe » Poguemahone Patrick McCabe: Poguemahone ![]()
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