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The Smartest Man in Ireland

by Mollie Hunter
The Smartest Man in Ireland by Mollie Hunter
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There was a man once lived in Connemara and his name was Patrick Kentigern Keenan. Every bone in his body was lazy and he never did a stroke of work if he could help it, but all the same, he had a great opinion of himself. "I'm the smartest man in Ireland," he used to say.

To live up to that boast, Patrick Kentigern Keenan will do anything – he'll even try to outwit the fairies. But though Patrick may be the smartest man in Ireland, the fairies are something else entirely.

When their first three battles of wits each ends in a draw, the fairies enchant Patrick's son. To win back the boy, Patrick will have to prove not once and for all that he is not only the smartest man in Ireland, but the bravest as well.

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FantasyYoung Adult
Release date: 1963

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Mollie Hunter

Maureen Mollie Hunter McIlwraith, more commonly known as Mollie Hunter (born 1922), is a Scottish writer. She was born and bred near Edinburgh in the small village of Longniddry. Her debut was The Smartest Man in Ireland in 1963. She writes fantasy for children, historical stories for young adults and realistic novels for adults. She won the Carnegie Medal in 1974 for The Stronghold. She also wrote the book A Stranger Came Ashore.

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