Poguemahone

In "Poguemahone," Una Fogarty grapples with dementia in a seaside nursing home, relying on her brother Dan's epic free-verse monologue to unravel their family's complex history. The narrative explores themes of exile from Ireland, immigrant life in England, and the trials of their mother as a call girl, alongside Una's tumultuous search for love in a haunted hippie squat. Patrick McCabe crafts a psychedelic, darkly humorous verse novel that intertwines Modernist elements with Irish folklore, creating a captivating and original tale about the forces shaping one family's fate.