Roderick O'Connor
A Boy from Francis Street
Roderick O’Connor retired from a career in architecture and engineering to go writing full time. His parents, grandparents and great grandparents hailed from Francis Street in the liberties of Dublin. His novel `A Boy from Francis Street’ is told by Jimmy Mulligan, a boy from the street himself and set to the political unrest in 1920-1921. Scenes unfold in the family home / butcher shop owned by his mother, including The Iveagh Markets, St Nicholas of Myra Church, and various locations around Dublin, Alleys, Parks, Theatres and Streets.
Follow Jimmy, his highs and lows, worries and upsets and those of his family. His escapes with trick pal Mickey Murphy from Engine Alley. The characters they meet along the way. Twelve chapters tell his tale. (1) Happy Christmas 1920. (2). Easter Reflections 1916. (3) Whit Weekend 1921. (4) Last Night of the Opera. (5) Dark Clouds. (6) The Wake. (7) The Mass. (8) The Funeral. (9) Events of the Day. (10) Home Truths. (11) What’s Past is Past. (12) New Beginnings.
Other works by the author
`Squatter in my grave’ - A play in two acts set to the troubles in Dublin 1921.