Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

A heart-warming memoir recounting O'Reilly's childhood in Derry, Northern Ireland, following his mother's death when he was five years old.

It was nice to think that Mammy was so well-liked by God, since she was a massive fan. She went to all his gigs – Mass, prayer groups, marriage guidance meetings; and had all the action figures – small Infant of Prague statuettes, much larger Infant of Prague statuettes, little blue plastic flasks of holy water in the shape of God's own Mammy herself

I'm just trying to get to her, trying to make it to the point where she can pick me up, where I can sit on her lap and feel her close and know again how it is to be held by someone whose heart isn't breaking.