The Barrytown Trilogy: Mapped!

After our first trip to Ireland, Roddy Doyle’s books became a sort of travelmate for the following travels.
We love Roddy’s books: sadness and laughter. We love his – well, the right word is: commitment – for example supporting Fighting Words project and Metro Éireann . So we decided to thank him with this post: the ItalishMagazineMap and soundtrack collection of the Barrytown Trilogy.

Thank you, Roddy, happy birthday, and we hope you will enjoy your Dublin in our Italish way!

PS: Roddy: where f*ing is 118, Chestnut Avenue, Dublin 21? ;-)
PPS: This is a map of Ireland. But this site is Italish and we can’t forget Rimini, because

Yeh can go for a swim with the Pope

is gas! :-)

We have also selected the best lines from The Barrytown Trilogy.

Acknowledged The Commitments’ Book Soundtrack

When a Man Loves a Woman	Knock on Wood
Superbad	Get Up I Feel Like A Sex Machine
It’s A Man’s Man’s World	Night Train
Out Of Sight	Walking in the Rain
I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better	Reach Out, I’ll Be There
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Chain Gang

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More songs quoted in the book

Living in America	All You Need is Love
Moon River	The Tracks Of My Tears
I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Dancing in the Streets	Stop! In The Name Of Love
(Phil Spector’s) Wall Of Sound	I Ain’t superstitious
I Thank You	Stoned Love
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)	The Bells of Rhymney
Sun City

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The Commitments’ Movie Soundtrack

Mustang Sally	Take Me to the River
Chain of Fools	The Dark end of the Street
Destination Everywhere	I Can’t Stand The Rain
Try a Little Tenderness	Treat Her Right
Do Right Woman Do Right Man	Mr Pitiful
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)	In The Midnight Hour
Bye Bye Baby	Slip Away

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The Snapper‘s Movie Soundtrack

Can’t Help Falling In Love	It’s My life
I Should Have Known Better	Papa Don’t Preach

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More songs quoted in the book

The Power Of Love	The Hills Are Alive (With The Sound Of Music)
Is This Love	Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘round ol’ Oak Tree
The Great Pretender	Fake

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Acknowledged The Van’s Book Soundtrack

Let’s Twist Again	Barbara Ann
Hippy Hippy Shake	California Girls
Give It A Lash, Jack

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More songs quoted in the book

New York New York

Strangers In The Night

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The Van‘s Movie Soundtrack

Wand’rin Star	Paradise City
Frosty The Snowman	Living Next Door To Alice
I’m In The Mood For Dancing

The Barrytown Trilogy’s books (Wikipedia) The Commitments (1987) The Snapper (1990) The Van (1991)

The Barrytown Trilogy’s movies (IMDb) The Commitments (1991) The Snapper (1993) The Van (1996)