Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse
bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the
time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always
hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's
fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish
Citizen Army.
A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a
rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his
weapon, Henry becomes a Republican legend - one of Michael Collins'
boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike.
A Star Called Henry - Roddy Doyle
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