Photographic sequences depict events in the Aran year – St Bridget’s Eve (1 February) and St John’s Eve (11 June)
McDowell (1913-2011) was one of IrelandÕs most celebrated historians
When the first edition of this book appeared in 1972 it was acclaimed as a revolutionary breakthrough in the study of late medieval Ireland and of the autonomous lordships into which it was divided
it seeks to ‘make them more hospitable to more of what we are’
The Companion Book cover type:Paperback Photographic sequences depict events inTrevor, a film school dropout from Dublin, signs on as companion to Ed, a rich, wheelchair bound New Yorker. A bizarre, mutual dependency pact is ignited and an odyssey into the mind of an off kilter, rambunctious Irishman begins. The Companion tells a story of obsession and control in which the dynamics of love and patience are tested to breaking point and beyond. Upbeat, defiant, dark and morally ambiguous, it sifts through family secrets and lies,