It is rare that a new novel's content lives up to the blurb on the jacket: "a must-read for any true crime fan", we are told here, but in this case it is all that, and more!
Michael J Murphy worked for almost thirty years
for the Irish Folklore Commission and collected 150 volumes of work each
350-700 pages long.This is available
for consultation at the Irish Folklore Department of University College
Dublin.It’s a pity it’s not yet available
on the Internet.
Among the
recently deceased I note with sadness the passing of Dennis Jones of Wales, formerly
of Iveagh Crescent,
The Meadow, one of our childhood companions.Pray also for Kathleen Havern of Lower Ballyholland Road.
15 women rescued in sex-trafficking raidsFifteen women were rescued today as police raided a series of brothels in a major crackdown on human trafficking in the North.
