That Place We Call Home


By: Creedon, John

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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from growing up in Cork City as a young boy to travelling around Ireland making his popular te levision show. In this brilliant new book, he peels back the layers of mean ing of familiar place names to reveal stories about the land of Éireann and the people who walked it before us. Travel the highways, byways and boreens of Ireland with John and become abs orbed in the place names, such as 'The Cave of the Cats', 'Artichoke Road', 'The Eagle's Nest' and 'Crazy Corner'. All hold clues that help to uncover our past and make sense of that place we call home, feeding both mind and soul along the way. 'That Place We Call Home will foster or feed a love of local lore and culti vate an appreciation for the historical remnants scattered in plain sight a ll over Ireland's 63,000 townlands' Irish Independent 'Marvellous' Paddy Kehoe, RTÉ 'A beautiful book' Daithí Ó Sé, The Today Show.

Title: That Place We Call Home

Author Name: Creedon, John

ISBN Number: 0717192024

ISBN-13: 9780717192021

Location Published: US, Gill: 2021

Binding: Paperback

Book Condition: Very Good

Categories: General Non-Fiction

Seller ID: RWARE0000060643