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| Paddy Smith |
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| Not a scene from Braveheart! |
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| Willie G. Hodgins, Verona Pentony and Vera Tuite |
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| Pat Dunne |
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| Noel French and Michael Farry |
The simultaneous reading of Jonathan Swift's "A Tale of a Tub" took place yesterday on the grounds of Trim Castle in Co. Meath where the participants stood with one foot on the soil of the county and the other foot on the soil of Kilroot in County Antrim where the good Doctor spent some time of a Sunday while awaiting his congregation. Given the day that was in it there was some confusion as to which foot should be on which but some alternated between both so as not to show any leanings in one way or the other or because their feet were tired. In what can only be described as a unique or historic occasion the reading was accomplished in perhaps four and a half minutes and the babel of voices echoing from the towers behind brought home to me how much the good Doctor has borrowed from my writings but I'll let that pass! Paddy Smith is to be credited with the idea and he travelled all the way north to obtain the soil which is now willow bound. A video of this excursion can be seen if you click on the link to Michael Farry's blog to the right! Finally congratulations are in order to Angela Finn who was the winner of the Battle of the Books Prize, to Mark Doyle for the Audience Prize and to Caroline Carey Finn who made the short list. Info also on Michael Farry's Blog!
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