Most Popular Books by Mary Murphy

This book tells a story that nobody knows because at the time the story happened, nobody cared. The individual lives of the labouring Irish were unrecorded, irrelevant. The Hungry Grass weaves the threads of daily routine, annual cycles, religious faith, fairy belief, communal practice, and political reality to show as clear a picture as possible of the very complex life among tenant families in the nineteenth-century. The poet begins with the little she knows of her Murphy ancestors: the names and birthdates of the six who survived to emigrate, and the name of the parish where they lived. I also knew from my triple-great-grandfathers obituary that two children did not survive. This volume is one continuous poem that unfolds over the course of fifteen years. It never falters in evoking its theme, or in being focused and concise, with impeccable word choices, and unfailing, echoing rhythm. When employed, the rhyming is subtle and musical. The shape of thought, which is a consistent seven-syllable line with occasional variation of one or two syllables, is masterful in its execution of sound and sense. This is poetry that will show anyone who doubts it the continuing and necessary love of this craft, this art.

A simple, satisfying, cheery toddler book about the true joy of Christmas-family togetherness-perfect for one-on-one sharing. It's Christmas, and the Penguins are busy, busy, busy! Everything is so exciting. But what's the best bit? Is it the tree...waking up on Christmas morning...sharing new toys...or is it just being together? One thing is certain-Christmas really is the best bit of the year!

The Murphys live at 53 Parrot Park, Dublin. There's Mammy, Rory, Anna and Mary (the twins), Cormac, Catherine and Susan (who is only one - she is full of smiles and listens to nobody). Whether they're mowing the lawn, getting rid of pesky headlice or hunting down UFOs, everything is an adventure with the Murphy family.

"Sounds Irish, Acts Global critically examines both the history of Ireland's popular music industry as well as the current music scene in the country. This book is of interest to business students as well as popular music scholars in addition to non-academic readers"--