Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?
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Seamas O'Reilly
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Seamas O'Reilly
About this listen
The Irish Times number one best seller
An Post Biography of the Year
Séamas O'Reilly's mother died when he was five, leaving him, his 10 brothers and sisters and their beloved father in their sprawling bungalow in rural Derry. It was the 1990s; the Troubles were a background rumble (most of the time), and Séamas, at that point, was more preoccupied with dinosaurs, Star Wars and the actual location of heaven than the political climate.
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? is a book about a family of argumentative, loud, musical, sarcastic, grief-stricken siblings, shepherded into adulthood by a man whose foibles and reticence were matched only by his love for his children and his determination that they would flourish. It is the moving, often amusing and completely unsentimental story of a boy growing up in a family bonded by love, loss and fairly relentless mockery.
©2021 Seamas O'Reilly (P)2021 Hachette Audio UKCritic Reviews
"A gorgeous memoir." (Pandora Sykes)
"Tender, sad and side-splittingly funny." (Annie MacManus)
"A heartfelt tribute to an alarmingly large family held together by a quietly heroic father." (Arthur Mathews, co-creator of Father Ted and Toast of London)
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- katherine mccracken
- 24-08-2023
Hilarious and heartbreaking.
I loved the warmth, humour and insight into life in Ireland as the author regaled me with tales of his family's loss and life with their devoted dad.
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- Fiona Ryall
- 03-11-2022
A sad but often funny story of a large irish family
A sad but often funny story of a large irish family dealing with unimaginable grief.
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- Shhhhhhhh
- 16-09-2021
Beautifully read and written
Blown away by the seamless telling of the tale of Seamus’ and family. Cried, laughed and cheered his observations on life on after the tragedy of his Mammy’s passing. Beautiful book. Enjoyed immensely. Brilliant. Thank you Seamus.
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- Kathryn Tease
- 17-12-2021
fantastic book
absolutely brilliant, full of laughs and bitter sweet anecdotes.
a great insite to our small part of the world and the people in it
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- RUTH
- 02-01-2022
A wonderful memoir
It felt like I was invited into the authors world of memories and reflections with great generosity of spirit. Made all the more special that it is the author reading it to you. Wonderful storytelling. Great moments of humour alongside grief. Also an insight into life in Northern Ireland from the mid 1980s. The stories will stay with me for a while to come. Thank you.
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- Claremarie
- 29-09-2021
Laughed, Cried, laughed some more
I've never read a memoir I've enjoyed, and this was a delight. I cried with laughter, with grief, with the beauty of insights from his take on the world as a child. The pace, the performance, the turn of phrase were all outstanding. Thankyou.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-10-2022
Hilarious, touching and wonderful
This was such a great listen. So heartfelt and so funny. I loved it
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