Children of the Dead End

Patrick MacGill, 'the Navvy Poet' was born in Donegal in 1889 and died in Florida in 1963. He wrote a number of bestselling books (many of which are semi-autobiographical), including, Moleskin Joe, The Rat-pit and The Great Push, as well as a number of poetry collections. Patrick Baker has worked in the publishing industry for many years and is the author of The Cairngorms: A Secret History (Birli...