{"product_id":"9781911079699","title":"Tick tock, tick tock and other poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her 92nd year, Bridie has published a selection of her poems. They’re filled with typical Gaelic humour and express her faith, loves and losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBridie O’Connor was born in 1925 in Ballinasloe, Ireland. She moved to England in 1960, where she raised her four sons. She returned home in 2002. She now lives in Clonberne, close to friends and family and some of her 15 grandchildren. This is her rst book of poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are 38 poems in this volume, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Homestead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI walked that rugged boreen that once I knew so well\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn search of kith and kin, a story I ached to tell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scent of bog land heather, the familiar fragrance hit my nose My heart so full of sorrow, can I trace them, no one knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo sign of that old thatched cottage, my Camelot so serene\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat boyish curiosity haunted me but nobody could be seen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the distant backdrop I saw the verdant greenwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome cattle grazed the upland while others chewed the cud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI bowed my head to my family who lived a simple life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their little whitewashed haven, a farmer and his wife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey opened up the half-door to people one and all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy joyful youth was magical. Now I’m glad I made that call. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033396297968,"sku":"9781911079699","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911079699_p0.jpg?v=1763629960","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911079699","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}