A Glimpse Of Erin

Book info: A Glimpse Of Erin (Hardcover, 94 pages) – Finger Lakes Photography, 1999. Language: English.

Collection of color photographs with quotes from works of Irish playwright Sean O'Casey. Work-in-progress for 25 years. A spiritual journey through Ireland. Need not be Irish to appreciate work. Photos include Northern Ireland: The Giant's Causeway, Glens of Antrim, etc. Spectacular photo of Cliffs of Moher, Eyeries, a rainbow over Youghal Harbor. Intro includes author's Irish connection from youth on Tipperary Hill, Syracuse, NY site of the only traffic signal in world with green lens above red. Editorial Reviews Review "What a wonderful suprise. Beautiful! Just beautiful. Every photograph brings a new emotion! -- Belfast Native, Ontario, Canada

John Francis McCarthy hears color in words and surf. He sees spirit that animates pensive faces and still places stone outcroppings, streets, alleys and bars.He is entranced by history and literary expression. He knows the life force that persists long after death. And he is driven to leave his mark on the world.

In his fourth photography book, "A Glimpse of Erin," McCarthy, 58, has brought to bear all these sensibilities, pairing photographs of Ireland he has taken over 25 years with passages from an Irish literary master, Sean O'Casey (1880-1964).

Born and reared in a Dublin slum, O'Casey produced work that is characterized by a fierce vitality of language and a rigid uncompromising social conscience. -- David Tobin, Stars Magazine, Syracuse Newspapers

About the Author John Francis McCarthy, 1941-, Syracuse, NY. LeMoyne College, University of Oregon, Portland State University. Owned weekly newspaper, The Oregon Advocate, in Portland, Oregon. Freelance writer/photographer Ireland. Iron worker, Local #60, Syracuse, NY. Barman. Speech writer/researcher. Photo gallery, Skaneateles, NY.