This is an anthology of memories and impressions of childhood by Irish writers, including W.B. Yeats, Molly Keane, Flann O'Brien, Seamus Heaney, William Trevor, James Joyce, Brendan Behan, Sean O'Casey, Brendan Kennelly and others. Over 100 pieces, arranged in chronological order, take readers from the pre-Christian world of Ireland to the tensions of modern Belfast, from the farmer's cottage to the Great House, from riding horses to driving trains and provide a wonderful kaleidoscope of Irish experience.