Dan pheaidí aindí / John B. Keane.
By: Keane, John B
.
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BookPublisher: Cork : Boulder : Mercier ; Irish American Book Company, 1998Description: 100 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 1856352099; 9781856352093.Subject(s): Ó Suilleabháin, Dan Pheaidí Aindí | Clock and watch makers -- Ireland -- Fiction | Community -- Ireland -- Fiction | Irish language -- Fiction | Modern & contemporary fiction | Ireland -- BiographyDDC classification: 920 DAN Summary: Dan Pheaidi Aindi is a matchmaker who has made matches for 400 couples, only one of which has failed. As a second occupation he owns and runs a small dancehall, which does a great deal to keep his small rural community alive and vibrant.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 920 DAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000530125 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Dan Pheaidi Aindi is a matchmaker who has made matches for 400 couples, only one of which has failed. As a second occupation he owns and runs a small dancehall, which does a great deal to keep his small rural community alive and vibrant.
Dan Pheaidi Aindi is a matchmaker who has made matches for 400 couples, only one of which has failed. As a second occupation he owns and runs a small dancehall, which does a great deal to keep his small rural community alive and vibrant.
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Author notes provided by Syndetics
John B. Keane was born in Ireland on July 21, 1928. He attended St. Michael's College, Listowel. By 1945, he was apprenticed to a chemist in Listowel. He eventually took over a small public house and began to write. During his lifetime, he published 46 works including Sive, The Field, Big Maggie, The Streets and Other Poems, Sharon's Grave, Letters of a Matchmaker, Hut 42, Moll, and Durango.In 1999 he won the first Irish PEN Award for Literature. Keane died from prostate cancer on May 30, 2002 at the age of 73.
(Bowker Author Biography)