John Ryan’s essay on the ‘Dublin Character’ (1970) ; The Last Packman by Bill Kelly (1997) ; Claire Madden by Catherine Marshall (2007) ; The Loneliest Jazzman in the 20th Century by Michael Harding (1995) ; Uncles on New Year’s Days Long Ago by Val Mulkerns (1984) ; and B’é Seán Ó Riordáin an Fear by Liam Ó Muirthile(2007)