The Faloorie Man

'I remember as a little boy in short pants sitting with my mother at the kitchen table, the big picture book spread out before us. I recall even now Sarah's finger slowly tracing the words as she drew me inexorably into that innocent world where virtue was rewarded and everyone lived happily ever after. Those tales always ended well. All except the story of the Titanic...'

In one of the most captivating stories of childhood yet to emerge from Northern Ireland, The Faloorie Man traces the early years of Martin McBride, a young Catholic boy growing up on the streets of post-war Belfast.

Praise for The Faloorie Man:

'An affectionate chronicle, gently told' The Irish Times

'McEldowney writes with clarity and simplicity and draws us into an easy and socially significant story...a journey that many will identify with and enjoy' Sunday Business Post

'Endearingly captures how a young boy attempts to make sense of life's uncertainties...replete with life's small truths' Sunday Independent