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The Quartet

Care Lives of Irish Catholic Homeboys [Paperback]

by John Michael Murphy

    • Author

      John Michael Murphy

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Crooked Scythe Press

    • Published

      October 2016

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      ABOUT THIS BOOK

      The front cover shows the four 'Homeboys' who won the Brass Quartet competition at the 1934 Sligo Feis. 'The Quartet' spent their childhoods in care at a large boys' home in Sligo, run by the Sisters of Nazareth. This book examines the individual lives of the boys - William McGowan, Patrick Baker, Michael Porter and William Walsh - as well as that of their fellow Homeboys, and explores:

      1. Why they came into care and what contact they had with their families

      2. How separation from family affected their sense of identity

      3. How they were cared for by the Sisters and the difficulties their carers faced

      4. The degree to which care shaped their character and later lives

      5. How reliable and accurate is adult recall of childhood

      The book is based on five years research that has uncovered and created extensive primary sources and, especially, the recollections of the sole survivor, Michael Porter now entering his 96th year.

      The author is an historian and a qualified teacher and social worker with extensive experience of managing institutional abuse investigations in England, including those into religious organisations.

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      • Author

        John Michael Murphy

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Crooked Scythe Press

      • Published

        October 2016

      • Weight

        445g

      • Page Count

        330

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9780995532816

      • ISBN-10

        0995532818

      • Eden Code

        4490548

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: John Michael Murphy

      • ISBN: 9780995532816

      • Publisher: Crooked Scythe Press

      • Release Date: October 2016

      • Weight: 445g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 4490548


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