Is Shane MacGowan still alive? travels in Irishry.

by Tim Bradford

A book of Irish journies, both real and imagined, as the author sits in pubs and listens to old men's stories, laughs at and falls in love with mad Irishwomen, sings folksongs, cries in the rain and vomits in soft green fields. On the way he creates some new Irish myths and legends,

Genres: Travel

Paperback

Published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ron Davidson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn't make it to the end of this book. I was hoping for a humorous alt-cultural review of Ireland and its people, but it was more self-indulgent blather than deep or humorous insight. It was a failed attempt to be the British/Irish "On the Road." (I didn't like Kerouac, either.) The author's English Bloke humor fell flat for me -- maybe it might have worked better if I understood all the British and Irish inside references, but I doubt it.

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun , laugh out loud adventure in Ireland by an English born irish descendent .

This story drags a little bit of partly due to just being too wordy.

It’s well worth the time to read or listen to the story. If you’ve ever been to Ireland you will recognize some of these very Irish occurrences. L O L

[Emma · Rating 1 out of 5]

It began great but I got bored with the author’s diary-entry type reflections. Didn’t finish.

[wisDom · Rating 3 out of 5]

No. No he isn’t.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book. I really enjoy travel essay books, especially ones about Ireland.