01929cam a2200289 4500 371325147 TxAuBib 20190301120000.0 181212s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781501197093 1501197096 (OCoLC)1085195532 TxAuBib Phelan, Tom. We were rich and we didn't know it : a memoir of my Irish boyhood / Tom Phelan. We were rich and we did not know it. First Gallery Books hardcover edition. New York : Gallery Books, [2019] viii, 210 pages ; 24 cm. Tom Phelan, who was born and raised in County Laois in the Irish midlands, spent his formative years working with his wise and demanding father as he sought to wrest a livelihood from a farm that was often wet, muddy, and back-breaking. It was a time before rural electrification, the telephone, and indoor plumbing; a time when the main modes of travel were bicycle and animal cart; a time when small farmers struggled to survive and turkey eggs were hatched in the kitchen cupboard; a time when the Church exerted enormous control over Ireland. We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It recounts Tom’s upbringing in an isolated, rural community from the day he was delivered by the local midwife. With tears and laughter, it speaks to the strength of the human spirit in the face of life's adversities. Provided by Amazon. 20190301. Phelan, Tom, 1940- Childhood and youth. Phelan, Tom, 1940- Homes and haunts Ireland Laois. Laois (Ireland) History 20th century. Nonfiction. https://www.amazon.com/We-Were-Rich-Didnt-Know/dp/1501197096/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781501197093&qid=1551465836&s=gateway&sr=8-1