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JAMES A. HEALY
“No lover of Ireland will want to miss the thrill of pride nor the lump in
the throat that Joe McGarrity’s beautiful little verses bring in turn. ‘Missing
from Termonmaguirk’ will bring tears to the eyes: of the strongest, and ‘Why
Seek Emmet’s Bones?’ will stir the soul of every Irishman at home and abroad.
The beautiful craftsmanship of the book itself is an added reason why ‘Celtic
Moods and Memories’ should find an honored place amongst those volumes
we particularly cherish.”
ANNA WINIFRED SMITH Y
“This book is one of the most touching collection of poems that it has
been my privilege to read. If you have known Joe McGarrity and have not
read these poems from his untamable heart you will not have known the
innermost heart of him. The book should be in the home of all those to whom
the book is dedicated—those who love or who ever have loved Ireland.”
GERALD BUCKLEY (Actors Equity)
“Reading ‘Celtic Moods and Memories’ brought back many pleasant recol-
lections of Joe McGarrity, whose dynamic personality and super-generosity
contributed so much to the people of Ireland. No Irishman worthy of the
name should be without a copy of this exquisite work.”
LEN DOYLE (Lambs Club)
“Having read the poems of Joe McGarrity make me sincerely regret not
having known him better. His poems are indeed a worthwhile contribution to
American literature, and, as an American of Irish extraction, I take pride in
recommending a study of this beautiful work to all lovers of their native land.”
CHARLES T. RICE, President of Shamrock Club, New York
“Joseph McGarrity’s book ‘Celtic Moods and Memories’ is an attractive
collection of poems by a many-sided man, Active for almost two generations
in the struggle for Irish freedom, the author gives proof of a latent talent for
verse composition. This is at once an inspiration and joy to his legion of friends.
“T had known Joe McGarrity in his vigorous and unceasing efforts to
advance the cause of his beloved Ireland. Gentle and kind in his social con-
tacts, he nevertheless demonstrated qualities of unusual strength and force of
character in the memorable days of Ireland’s latest fight for freedom. Among
all the memories of his colorful career, these poems, breathing the spirit of
liberty, hate of oppression and love of traditional Irish life, will be a distinct
and unique contribution to the cause which won the life-long devotion of Joe
McGarrity.”
MICHAEL DONOHOE (Former Member of Congress, Phila, Pa.)
“T have read with pleasure and, indeed, with emotion, ‘Celtic Moods and
Memories’ by Joseph McGarrity. These verses reveal a phase of Mr. McGar-
rity’s character which it was not given to many of us to know. Instead of the
stern, unbending man, he is here shown as a kindly soul who loved and prized
the friends of his early days and pleaded for unity and tolerance as essentials.
“Knowing, as I do, of the efforts he put forth, the sacrifices he made, to
bring back to the battle lines in the troubled years, many influential ones who
had wandered by the less hazardous paths, and of his subsequent repudiation of
a leadership in which he had once had implicit faith, I count Joseph McGarrity
as one of Ireland’s most sincere champions.”
MICHAEL O’LEARY (Washington, D.C.)
“The tenderness and beauty of Joe McGarrity’s poems bring many a pang
and treasured memory. I am glad to own so fine a work in such an excellent
edition.”
Many other letters of commendation have been received from the Reverend
Clergy and Sisterhood, extolling this work.
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