Lynch Cregane Churchtown

  Great news everyone - someone forwarded my story to the Joe Duffy team on Radio 1 and they absolutely loved it and can't wait to get me on to talk about it! Thanks Richie (Joe Duffy's producer) - your words of support mean a lot to me! And for all those of you haven't read my story yet and don't know what I'm talking about just go here:  Family Farm Survivor by David Lynch (cregane1.blogspot.com) I also received a lovely surprise phone call from the same guy before I even got the email. Always a shock to see the "RTE" ID pop up on your phone out of the blue. He was genuinely impressed that I even managed to get it published at all and full of enthusiasm for my story. He even talked about putting me on the air there and then with just a few hours' notice. Yikes! Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed to give us both more time to prepare for the interview. Having my sad little story recognized/praised/endorsed by such an august institution as RTE really ...

Simon Harris TD gets his copy of "Voices from the Land" at The Ploughing Championships. Apparently he later read my story "Family Farm Survivor" and was very moved by it. I just hope that he transforms that feeling into some kind of action so that no farm kid ever has to go through what I went through back then ever again. The light of truth dawns over rural Ireland! We made it all the way to The Ploughing no less! This is quite an honor! Voices from the Land was hosted by the "Creative Ireland" stand in the Government of Ireland Marquee at the Ploughing! The woman on the right there is Tania Banotti - the Director of Creative Ireland The booklet proved to be a big hit with all the attendees of the Ploughing. Thousands of copies are now                              being read and enjoyed by farmers all over the country. I hope the farmers that read my story take its message to heart and actually learn something ...

House of lies. Cregane is a truth-free zone. Read by the author! Cregane from the inside! Through the looking glass! Abandon hope all ye who enter here! And just in case anyone needs any further confirmation that this is indeed me writing all this then here is my ID. This picture was taken in 2000 so approximately a year after the events described in my story. The following non-fiction story was originally published in the  "Voices from the Land: Writing by Irish Farmers"  collection which was curated/edited by acclaimed American author Mr Ryan Dennis in collaboration with Maynooth University. Launch night was on the 18th May 2022 on the MU campus (see pictures that follow). Voices from the Land: Writing by Irish Farmers - Kindle edition by Farmers, Irish. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. My story (full text below) 'Voices from the Land' booklet launched - Agriland.ie Launch night at Maynooth University drew a great crowd with many eminent authors ...