Patrick McGinley explained

Patrick McGinley (born 1937) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland.^[1]

After teaching in Ireland, McGinley moved to England in the 1960s and settled in Kent. He pursued a career as a publisher and author. Among his strongest literary influences is his Irish predecessor, author Flann O'Brien, who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel The Devil's Diary.^[2]

Bibliography

McGinley's novels include:

Bogmail (1978)
Foxprints (1982)^[3]
Goosefoot (1983)^[4]
Foggage (1983)^[5]
The Trick of the Ga Bolga (1986)^[6]
The Red Men (1987)
The Devil's Diary (1988)
The Lost Soldier's Song (1994)

Notes and References

Web site: Patrick McGinley. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007070956/http://www.irishwriters-online.com/patrickmcginley.html. dead. 2008-10-07. Irish Writers Online.
Shea, Thomas F. "Patrick McGinley's Impressions of Flann O'Brien: The Devil's Diary and At Swim-Two-Birds." Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Summer, 1994), pp. 272-281.
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News: Books Of The Times. Cantwell. Mary. 1982-09-27. The New York Times. 2019-08-06. en-US. 0362-4331.
News: Siblings in Love. 1983-12-25. The New York Times. 2019-08-06. en-US. 0362-4331.
News: A Deep and Lasting Mayonnaise. Kenner. Hugh. 1985-07-21. The New York Times. 2019-08-06. en-US. 0362-4331.