{"product_id":"the-orchard-keeper-paperback-1","title":"The Orchard Keeper - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Ledwidge was a frequent visitor to the McGoona household at Donaghmore, near Navan, Co. Meath. Matty McGoona, an amateur naturalist and musician, became his close friend. A chance encounter with an elderly man beside the orchard at Donaghmore was the catalyst which led Susan Connolly to explore the life of Francis Ledwidge in greater depth, and to write her sequence of poems, \u003cem\u003eThe Orchard Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Ledwidge was born in Slane, Co. Meath, in 1887. He wrote poetry from an early age. He enlisted in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1914, and survived the battlefields of Gallipoli, Serbia and Arras before being killed on July 31st, 1917, the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The six poems gathered under the title \u003cem\u003eWoman in a Black Hat\u003c\/em\u003e, warmly recall the lives of close friends and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.07 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712990416959,"sku":"9781848615601","price":18.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2f3cb055e5b0ae36df688c01cfb855c5.webp?v=1765063070","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-orchard-keeper-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}