The Last FootmanIn the summer of 1964, twenty one year old Gillies Macbain arrives in Dublin off the ferry from England with only his bicycle, a suitcase and a tent to his name. Young, handsome and charismatic, he begins work as a footman in one of the houses of the dying aristocracy. Thus begins his foray into the upper echelons of Irish society. The Last Footman is an intriguing narrative. It describes a fading part of Irish society that Gillies Macbain subverts

neglect and breakdown

’ – Frank McEvoy

he is the country cousin of the Myles of Dublin

These are stories rich in the essential detail of human life

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draws on a range of original material and sources

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provincial England ‒ and they know him

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John Hely-Hutchinson

prize-fighter

Song of Duiske is a novella set amongst this monastic community in the year 1304