Author: O'Hara, Mary,
Title: A Song for Ireland.
Description: London, Michael Joseph, (1982). VG in VG DJ. Anthology of O'Hara's favorite songs, words of the songs, background of their composition, memories of Ireland they evoke. Childhood days in Sligo, schooldays in Dublin, her early singing career, marriage to poet Richard Selig. A journey to a country where mountains are majestic and valleys green, a land of mysterious ancient rocks and romantic ruined castles. Stunning color photos of Ireland. O'Hara is one of Ireland's best loved singers, she was born in Sligo on the west coast of Ireland, learned to play the harp at 16, and a year later made her first radio broadcast. She married poet Selig at 20 and when he died 15 months later she abandoned her career to spend 12 years in a Benedictine monastery. She has now returned to her singing career, works on radio and TV, and travels on concert tours all over the world, and has recorded a number of albums. Her autobiography is "The Scent of the Roses". Owner name front endpaper, slight tanning to top of back DJ flap.

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