Emerald Germs of Ireland

by McCabe, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9780060956783
• ISBN10: 006095678X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-14
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Pat McNab, driven by rage and despair, goes on a rampage after killing his mother and ends up murdering more than fifty people. Or is his whiskey-addled mind merely imagining these murders? Reality collides with fantasy with dizzying impact as Pat reflects on the long-gone days with Mommy, while fending off the persistent interferences of his small-town neighbors: the puritanical Mrs. Tubridy; that irascible seller of turf, the Turf Man; Sgt. "Kojak" Foley, and other unwanted snoops who could soon come to regret their inquisitive, nose-poking ways....

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Whiskey on a Sunday	1	(30)
The Turfman from Ardee	31	(16)
Old Flames	47	(24)
South of the Border	71	(26)
Courting in the Kitchen	97	(16)
Three Lovely Lassies in Bannion	113	(26)
The Little Drummer Boy	139	(24)
Fly Me to the Moon	163	(18)
Waka Waka	181	(22)
Love Story	203	(20)
The Garden Where the Praties Grow	223	(22)
Island of Dreams	245	(18)
For What It's Worth (Stop! Hey, What's That Sound?)	263	(22)
Twenty-one Years	285