On Slaimish: An Ulster-Scots Collection (Paperback) by James Fenton

9781905281299. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 66. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 66 p. James Fenton born in 1931 grew up in north Antrim in the adjoining townlands of Drumadarragh and Ballinaloob. Educated at Stranmillis College and Queen s University Belfast he spent his working life as a teacher and principal in Belfast and now lives in Glengormley. He is the author of The Hamely Tongue: A personal record of Ulster-Scots in County Antrim (1995; new editions 2000 2007 2014). The Hamely Tongue gave us a comprehensive record of contemporary Ulster-Scots; now in the poems and prose of On Slaimish the writer s native language comes vividly alive. From this vantage point he stands and takes his stand On the hoovin hairt o Antrim .