NORA'S FAREWELL

Nora, a young woman in rural Ireland, lives through the Irish Rising, World War I and the influenza epidemic before she reaches adulthood. Her large family and her village are important to her but her goal is to see Ireland free of British rule. This story began as "Kilkenny Curse" but after some revision, became "Nora's Farewell". So many reviewers have helped me edit this that I owe a great debt to all of you. I am revising it still at this date (October 18, 2007)and reposting some chapters, as necessary. Other chapters will just be revised. One has been cut entirely.This novel is based partly on family history and partly on historical opinion as found in a variety of sources. There is quite a bit of folklore here as well. President Kennedy's assassination is predicted by a prophetic spirit in a cave in Kilkenny. (A bit of folklore I invented but some of the Fitzgerald lore already exists.) Brosna11

• Chapter 1 - Birds of a Feather"Nora, a young woman in rura..."
• Chapter 2 - The Way to Listowel"Nora walks alone to Listowe..."
• Chapter 3 - Trading the Shawl" Nora shops in Listowel. He..."
• Chapter 4 - Nora and Elsie Leave Together"Cousins Nora and Elsie prep..."
• Chapter 5 - On the Road to Kilkenny"Nora and Elsie set out in C..."
• Chapter 6 - Russian Relations"Nora and Elsie bring the we..."
• Chapter 7 - Exploring Kilkenny and the Caves"Elsie and Nora visit their ..."
• Chapter 8 - Returning to Brosna"After their visit with the ..."
• Chapter 9 - Nora's Welcome Home and a Quilting Bee with Stories"Nora returns home to Brosna..."
• Chapter 10 - Nell's Home Birth"Nora's mother gives birth t..."
• Chapter 11 - News Travels"A funeral is held for the n..."
• Chapter 12 - The New Flag"Nora and Elsie have a chat ..."
• Chapter 13 - Up the Plough and the Stars"This chapter has been revis..."
• Chapter 14 - At Home with the O'Connor Family Discussing curses."The O'Connor family play wi..."
• Chapter 15 - Dancing with Rebels in Cork"Nora and Elsie join the wom..."
• Chapter 16 - Grandpa's History of Brosna"After returning home, Nora ..."
• Chapter 17 - Gift of a Goat"Denis and Nora trade a roos..."
• Chapter 18 - Nora Learns to Weave"Denis gives Nora a lesson i..."
• Chapter 19 - A Visitor"A storyteller drops in on N..."
• Chapter 20 - The Storyteller Earns his Keep"A wandering storyteller ent..."
• Chapter 21 - Nell's Visions of the War in France"Nora is putting the warp on..."
• Chapter 22 - Weaving and Talk of War and Peace"Nora is weaving while discu..."
• Chapter 23 - Nora Meets Tim on the Road"Mary and Nora are out walki..."
• Chapter 24 - Tim's Letter and His Brother's Arrival"Nora receives a letter writ..."
• Chapter 25 - Nora and Dermot go for a walk with a pig and a goat"Nora gets close to Dermot a..."
• Chapter 26 - Nora's Confession"Nora experiences guilt and ..."
• Chapter 27 - Father Flanagan's News"New chapter (Nov. 21, 2007)..."
• Chapter 28 - Nell's Healing Visit"Nora's mother, Nell, brings..."
• Chapter 29 - Nora's Miraculous Sapphire"Nora's sapphire makes its p..."
• Chapter 30 - Nora and Tim Together"Tim is healing up and tells..."
• Chapter 31 - Nora and Tim Explore Crag Cave"Nora and Tim enter a cave f..."
• Chapter 32 - Future Plans"Tim and Nora are walking ho..."
• Chapter 33 - The Stars Come Out"Tim and Nora walk home, fin..."
• Chapter 34 - Father Flanagan's Offer"Father Flanagan calls a vil..."
• Chapter 35 - Laura's Gift"Laura and Olga come from Ki..."
• Chapter 36 - Father Flanagan's Plan"Nora visits Father Flanagan..."
• Chapter 37 - Tim and Nora's Plans for the Future"This is the last chapter of..."