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Pádraic Fiacc The first book I wrote was Falls Memories. Brandon Books led by the late Steve Mac Donagh was my publisher. I asked Steve if we could include drawings by Michael McKernon. I didn’t know Michael but I was familiar with his fine line drawings. Steve indulged me, Michael obliged and Falls Memories was produced, enhanced by his artistry. That was decades ago. In 1990. I came across Michael again recently talking on a radio show about the unpublished poems of Pádraic Fiacc and the book which Michael and Fiona Gault have produced of Pádraic’s work. I have long been interested in Pádraics poetry. He is one of Belfast’s almost forgotten poets. Born Pádraic Joseph O Connor he took on the name Fiacc in adulthood. I met him ages ago at a Féile An Phobail event in the Falls Library. I found him humorous and self deprecating. He had an American twang to his speech which added to his delivery of poetic verse and observations about life, the world and Ireland. His unpublished poems