Independent

Growing up in Findlater Street, Glasthule. Martin Swords is a Poet and Short Story writer. He is also a freelance Tour Guide in the beautiful valley of Glendalough in the heart of The Wicklow Mountains in County Wicklow in Ireland. He is a long standing member of Wicklow Writers Group in Wicklow Town, a group of writers who like to write, learn, and talk about writing ( too much talking! ).

A memoir of childhood, school, and growing up in Ireland in the 1950's and 1960's, with some dramatic discoveries along the way. Things look different looking back, when you know the story.