The Element of Fire. Brendan Graham

      BRENDAN GRAHAM

       The Element of Fire

       COPYRIGHT

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      This edition 2016

      First published in Great Britain by

      HarperCollinsPublishers 2001

      Copyright © Brendan Graham 2001

      Brendan Graham asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      Although this work is partly based on real historical events, the main characters portrayed therein are entirely the work of the author’s imagination.

      Fair-Haired Boy - Words and Music by Brendan Graham © Brendan Graham (world exc. Eire) / Peermusic (UK) Ltd. (Eire)

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      Source ISBN: 9780006513964

      Ebook Edition © FEBRUARY 2016 ISBN: 9780007401109 Version: 2016-01-19

       DEDICATION

      Dedicated to the memory of

      ‘The Coot’, Fr. Henry Flanagan O.P., Newbridge College (1918–1992) Sculptor, musician, teacher, friend

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