Title Irish Stories and Some Others Too! Author Seamus O'Cein Synopsis A comedy of Irish life in the 1950's, when Ireland was more of a rural society and the British rule had more or less ended. Entertainment was simple, and social interaction was very high. There were sixty-three pubs in a small town, all social centers, full of characters able and willing to push and event until the laughter started. This book collects forty-eight of these. Most occurred in Moate and Dublin where the author went to College, only to find that the fun was there too, but on a bigger scale! The author's parents were excellent business people, who looked after those in need, as a safety net, and gave him a good foundation in business management. Their pub, the Gap House, was built in 1710 when Benjamin Franklin was just 4 years old, and it is still selling Guinness! It is an historical landmark, alongside many others, far older. The author took opportunity to tie the history of England, Ireland and America into a common thread with the consequences of giving up, or losing our freedom. The local history of Ireland is largely untold, but one example is included. A humorous collection of stories with sensitive, but serious undertones which are now evident after America's 911 emergency call. With luck the Sleeping Giant is once again awake…! Biography Seamus is a noted scientist, with several scientific works to his credit in the fields of oil, water, difficult pollution separations, and various other new technologies. Many Papers have been given before scientific bodies in several countries. This is his first non-science publication. He has been in Industry, not Academia, and many of the stories reflect how the tools of science, management and marketing were acquired. They encompass a wide variety of situations, with the outcomes in many cases, providing important training, as you will see in the work. Seamus is also an Inventor, with eight or nine patents to his credit. In one license for a Patent, he managed to get the right of the licensee included, to acquire and use his invention in the form of a "STIFF" and granted the licensee the right to have the STIFF repaired by him, or opened for an attempt to repair it themselves. These matters were solemnly debated in a prestigious law firm, accepted and then incredibly, the contract was signed! Humour has always been a tool of his trade, and this will continue. Seamus has been married for over fifty years to Marie, has four children, all in executive positions in high technology industry, and several grandchildren. A cat, and there were once three dogs, all friends of each other and the family. His wide interest in scientific anomalies, and open mindedness to new stuff, make for many interesting results.

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