The Last Matchmaker
The heartwarming true story of the man who brought love to Ireland
$39.59
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2011
Summary
For centuries, Irish matchmakers have performed a vital service, bringing people together in love and marriage. It is a mysterious art, and the very best matchmakers have an almost magical quality to them. Willie Daly, whose father and grandfather were matchmakers before him, is the most celebrated of them all.
Each year his tiny home town of Lisdoonvarna (population 800) hosts a matchmaking festival that attracts 40,000 visitors from around the world. They all hope to meet Willie, ‘t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751542677 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751542679 |
| Author: | Willie Daly |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 202mm x 20mm |
About The Author
Willie Daly
Willie Daly thinks he was born on 1 April 1943, though he can’t be sure because the priest who recorded the date was ‘very fond of the drink’. He has lived in Ballingaddy all of his life, and still lives next door to the 300-year-old cottage where he was born.
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