In addition, I would like to acknowledge my Aunt Nan, who lived in the cottage across the road from the ‘Big House’ and where I spent many childhood summers, and her daughters, Beatrice, Nancy and Rosie, all of whom worked at the ‘Big House’ at one time or another. Their stories were the main inspiration for this book.
And, as always, I would like to acknowledge the love and support of my dear sister, Connie Mathers, of Meigh, County Armagh, who keeps the spirit of Ireland alive and well in me.
Lastly, in this 100th Anniversary year of the 1916 Easter Uprising, I would like to humbly acknowledge the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who fought for Irish Freedom.
Patricia Falvey
Dallas, Texas
August 2016
The Girls of Ennismore
PATRICIA FALVEY was born in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, emigrating alone to the United States at the age of twenty. Patricia still has close family in Ireland and returns often.
Published in e-book in Great Britain in 2016 by Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd.
Published in paperback in Great Britain in 2017 by Corvus.
Copyright © Patricia Falvey, 2016
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities, is entirely coincidental.
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