03673nam 2200769 a 450 991081302510332120200520144314.01-282-85675-897866128567540-7735-6446-210.1515/9780773564466(CKB)1000000000520915(SSID)ssj0000280066(PQKBManifestationID)11229757(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280066(PQKBWorkID)10290339(PQKB)10042868(CaPaEBR)400138(CaBNvSL)gtp00521418 (Au-PeEL)EBL3330932(CaPaEBR)ebr10141603(CaONFJC)MIL285675(OCoLC)929121201(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/snmxjf(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400138(MiAaPQ)EBC3330932(DE-B1597)657502(DE-B1597)9780773564466(MiAaPQ)EBC3245255(EXLCZ)99100000000052091520040907d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGrounded in Eire the story of two RAF fliers interned in Ireland during World War II /Ralph Keefer1st ed.Montreal ;Ithaca, [N.Y.] McGill-Queen's University Pressc2001xi, 263 p. ill., facsims., maps, ports. ;24 cmBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-1142-3 Front Matter -- Contents -- Author's Note -- The Trip Over -- Slainte, and Welcome to County Clare -- The Officers' Bar -- Life on the Curragh -- Celebrating Pearl Harbor -- That Let-Down Feeling -- Waiting for Tipperary -- A Handy Corkscrew -- The New Plan -- Bus A, Please! -- EpilogueAfter an unusual interrogation at the hands of the Local Defence Force in County Clare, Keefer and Calder were transferred to a makeshift prison camp in County Kildare B right next to a similar camp for German prisoners. There they found themselves subject to a surreal honour system that allowed them daily parole away from their internment camp, free to golf or cycle across the broad plains of the Curragh without any supervision. This system forbid escape attempts when they were on parole but bound them, as RAF officers, to attempt to escape upon their return to camp. A colourful and often amusing record of events, Grounded in Eire offers insight into this little-known aspect of the war and provides a testament to courage, friendship, and perseverance in the face of unusual obstacles.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, IrishPrisoners of warIrelandBiographyPrisoners of warCanadaBiographyGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Prisonniers et prisons des IrlandaisPrisonniers de guerreIrlandeBiographiesPrisonniers de guerreCanadaBiographiesGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Recits personnels canadiensWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, Irish.Prisoners of warPrisoners of warGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Prisonniers et prisons des Irlandais.Prisonniers de guerrePrisonniers de guerreGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945940.54/72417/092Keefer Ralph1952-1601692MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813025103321Grounded in Eire3925399UNINA