Seamus O'Rourke reminds us all of 'The Shop'
The incredibly talented Seamus O'Rourke silenced the room with his recitation of 'The Shop' at the Leitrim Observer's launch of the book 'Yesteryear' this week.
The piece about Hylands Post Office in Corawallen, Drumreilly brought back a simpler era to all those who remember 'The Shop' - a once integral part of rural Leitrim and Ireland.
The poetic piece was important in the context of the launch of the historic book of photos from Leitrim in the 1980s and 1990s captured in 'Yesteryear' but also in relation to the current background of Post Offices closing across rural Ireland.
Seamus O'Rourke launched the The Leitrim Observer book 'Yesteryear' on March 28, which is available to buy in The Leitrim Observer offices in Carrick-on-Shannon now and will be available in local shops in April.
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Marie
Flanagan
02:02, 31 March 2017
I live in North Carolina in America and I was wondering where I could order a copy of the book. My Mother was from Leitrim and it would mean a lot to our family to have a book like this. Thank you for your help and have an amazing day!
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13:01, 31 March 2017
Hi Marie You can order the book through Peter Columb. Get in touch with him via email on: peter.columb@iconicnews.ie and he will sort it for you. Kind regards Leitrim Observer newsroom.
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