We were rich and we didn't know it: a memoir of my Irish boyhood
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Tom Phelan, who was born and raised in County Laois in the Irish midlands, spent his formative years working with his wise and demanding father as he sought to wrest a livelihood from a farm that was often wet, muddy, and back-breaking. It was a time before rural electrification, the telephone, and indoor plumbing; a time when the main modes of travel were bicycle and animal cart; a time when small farmers struggled to survive and turkey eggs were hatched in the kitchen cupboard; a time when the Church exerted enormous control over Ireland. We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It recounts Tom's upbringing in an isolated, rural community from the day he was delivered by the local midwife. With tears and laughter, it speaks to the strength of the human spirit in the face of life's adversities.
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Authors, Irish
Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Biography
Authors, Irish -- Biography
Autobiographies
Childhood and youth
Country life
Country life -- Ireland -- Biography
History
Homes and haunts
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- History -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Biography
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Phelan, Tom
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940-
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Childhood and youth
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Laois
Social life and customs
Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Biography
Authors, Irish -- Biography
Autobiographies
Childhood and youth
Country life
Country life -- Ireland -- Biography
History
Homes and haunts
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- History -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Biography
Large print books
Phelan, Tom
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940-
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Childhood and youth
Phelan, Tom, -- 1940- -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Laois
Social life and customs
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9781501197109
9781501197093
9781432864248
9781501197093
9781432864248
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Autobiographies
Country life -- Ireland -- Biography
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Laois (Ireland) -- History -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Laois (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Biography
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