Billy McGowan contracted Polio from the Polio vaccine he received as a two year old. The consequences of this accident have dominated the events his life since.
He spent the majority of the 1970's in various institutions across the UK and Ireland suffering from Bipolar disorder and recovering from many operations on his affected leg. Despite the great pain he has endured one thing has consistently been by his side; Music. In his own words 'Music…
Billy McGowan contracted Polio from the Polio vaccine he received as a two year old. The consequences of this accident have dominated the events his life since.
He spent the majority of the 1970's in various institutions across the UK and Ireland suffering from Bipolar disorder and recovering from many operations on his affected leg. Despite the great pain he has endured one thing has consistently been by his side; Music. In his own words 'Music…
Every Friday morning after collecting their pension's the bachelor farmers of the area around the small rural town of Foxford come to Guirys pub for a few pints. It is here they meet and chat. Most spend their time alone and isolated on their farms. These are the few hours they mix socially.
The 'Bachelor farmer' is a residual effect of the great famine of the 1840's. A victim of social pathologies which affect both their farming and their social…
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