Copyright

First published in Great Britain by
John Murray (Publishers) Ltd in 1978
First published by Eland Publishing Limited
61 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QL in 2014
This ebook edition first published in 2015

The right of Dervla Murphy to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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ISBN 978–1–78060–094–9

Cover Image: 31st October 1974: Children playing on the corner of Independent Street in Belfast ignoring the armed soldiers on patrol © Keystone/Getty Images