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Antrim - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Launch of new book on Bobby Sands
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Monday September 11, 2006 18:57 by C
D'éirigh mé ar maidin Earlier this year Denis O’Hearn launched his biography of Bobby Sands, Nothing but an Unfinished Song, published by Nation Books (New York) and Pluto Press (London). Even before the book was published, however, Denis and former hunger striker and writer, Laurence McKeown, were working on an adaptation of the biography for younger readers. The result was I arose this morning, published last month by Beyond the Pale Publications and the Irish language version, D’éirigh mé ar maidin, translated from the original by Rath na Gaeilge and edited by Seán Mac Aindreasa is published this week by Coiscéim. The book also contains illustrations by Thomas ‘Dixie’ Elliot, a former blanket man from Derry who shared a cell with Bobby Sands for a time. This coming Saturday, September 16th, a simultaneous launch of both the English and Irish language versions will take place in An Culturlann, Falls Road, at one o’clock, hosted by An Ceathrú Póilí. Jake Jackson, former prisoner, blanketman and friend of Bobby Sands will officially launch the book. |