{"product_id":"one-foot-in-a-spanish-grave","title":"One Foot in a Spanish Grave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first English-language translation of the memoirs of Eugene Downing.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene Downing (1913–2003) was not your usual Irish brigader: a communist from his teenage years, an urbanized skilled worker, and an Irish language enthusiast. Downing had no immediate Republican record, joining the communist Workers Groups in Dublin just out of his apprenticeship as an electrician. Despite this backdrop, Downing spent nine months in the International Brigades Spain before being invalided home (amputated lower left leg) in December 1938. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Foot in a Spanish Grave: Eugene Downing's Memoir of the International Brigades in Spain\u003c\/em\u003e—published in the Irish language as\u003cem\u003e La Nina Bonita agus An Róisín Dubh: Cuimhní Cinn ar Chogadh Cathartha na Spáinne\u003c\/em\u003e—has been long worthy of a translation into English. The structure of the original Irish text has been altered slightly, with some appendices omitted. Translated by Micheál Ó hAodha, edited and introduced by Barry McLoughlin, \u003cem\u003eOne Foot in a Spanish Grave\u003c\/em\u003e begins with Brendan Byrne, Eugene's nephew, sharing his memories of a highly non-conformist uncle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDowning's portrayal of life in the International Brigades is often humorous, greatly generous when judging others, but ultimately critical of political zealotry. He proves himself to be a wry observer of his fellow volunteers and of his own youthful militancy in the virulently anti-communist Dublin of the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Micheal O hAodha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849097318461,"sku":"9781910820766","price":52.16,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781910820766_57a22165-e787-4519-8a5f-6a8a30440e68.jpg?v=1766993616","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/one-foot-in-a-spanish-grave","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}