A LONG LONG WAY

By Sebastian Barry

Synopsis

The story of Ireland's involvement in the First World War through the eyes of 17-year-old Willie Dunne who joins the Royal Dublin Fusiliers because he is not tall enough to become a policeman like his father.

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Narrator	John Cormack
Length	9hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	7263
Publisher	Oakhill

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In the late 1950's, Annie Dunne and her cousin, Sarah, live and work on a small farm in Wicklow. When a nephew wants to go with his wife to London, to look for work, their two small children come to spend the summer at the farm. This turns out to be a period of adventure, pain, delight and reconciliation.

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