My New Curate : A Story Gathered From The Stray Leaves Of An Old Diary. By: P. A. Sheehan ( Patrick Augustine Sheehan) Novel (Illustrated)

Sheehan is best remembered as a novelist; in his novel My New Curate, he recounts an incident of a clerical appointment that may well be autobiographical and refer to his arrival in Doneraile: "The Bishop sent for me and said, with what I would call a tone of pity or contempt, but he was incapable of either, for he was the essence of charity and sincerity: 'Father Dan, you are a bit of a literateur, I understand. Kilronan is vacant. You'll have plenty of time for poetising and dreaming there. What do you say to it?' I put on a little dignity, and though my heart was beating with delight, I quietly thanked his Lordship. But, when I had passed beyond the reach of episcopal vision, which is far stretching enough, I spun my hat in the air, and shouted like a schoolboy: 'Hurrah!'".

Author: P. A. Sheehan

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jul 15, 2017

Number of Pages: 196 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1548910066

ISBN-13: 9781548910068