A collection of short reflections, some lyrical, some nostalgic, by an anthologist that vary in theme from a Roman holiday to a death in the family, and from clearing attics to memories of pupils past.
Thomas F. Walsh, a former primary school headmaster, was born in Headford, County Galway, and his childhood there was the subject of his acclaimed memoir, Once in a Green Summer. His anthologies, Favourite Poems We Learned in School and More Favourite Poems We Learned in School (and other variations on the theme, in Irish and English) have become classics, popular all over Ireland. Thomas F. Walsh lives in Dublin and Westport, County Mayo.
