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I'm trying to track down the originator of the quote:
"Chicanery girds the robes of infidels..."
...from Mhilleas Cearrbhach's erziehungrsroman Hope to Recoup. The novel is no longer published and I can't find anything on Google, though I've gone at it from so many directions.
Cearrbhach develops the above quote like a leit motif in an opera throughout his novel--and I'm sure the quote must come from a religious writer. But I'm coming up with nada.
Thanks for helping if you can.
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Do you know if that was the author's real name? I ask because Googling it turned up this:
Súil le cúiteamh a mhilleas an cearrbhach.
Hope to recoup is what ruins the card player (gambler).
If it was a pseudonym, it may be possible to contact the author or his estate, and ask directly. It appears that the publishers, Déanaim Neamhshuim Pty Ltd, may be your best bet for finding an answer.
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Further to this, it appears that the author's real name is Simon Breac, if this helps.
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His actual name was Mhilleas Cearrbhach. His mother took his name from the proverb--she'd been abandoned by Cearrbhach's father and consequently decided to give Cearrbhach a name independent of any father. The proverb had been a kind of life maxim for her--ergo the title of Cearrbhach's novel "Hope to Recoup," which is strictly autobiographical.
I'll check out Déanaim Neamhshuim Pty Ltd--that may help.
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Simon Breac was Cearrbhach's father.
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Sorry, my Googling skills are obviously a bit rusty. I will keep looking, though.
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What good luck! I'm a serendipitous genius!
Try googling Mhilleas Cearrbhach using only one "H".
Eurekas!! ...34 hits! One with a lengthy biography.
The guy was a nutcase.
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the mother was a bit of a witch. The father said he would support the child if she'd give him a Breac, but she refused.
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Which brings up a pet peeve of mine that I'm seeing more and more often. Using break when brake is required. From a major news site: Be sure and check the breaks on your car.
Argh!
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Be sure and check the breaks on your car
Might be entirely appropriate if your car is into rap ...
- Pfranz
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