Although written as fiction, Children of the Dead End is Patrick MacGill's autobiography.

Moleskin Joe is one of Patrick MacGill's most memorable of characters. Humourous, poignant and vivid, Moleskin Joe is an unmissable read.

Both a sequel and a parallel to Children of the Dead End, The Rat Pit tells the tragic story of the struggle of Donegal girl Norah Ryan against poverty at the turn of the century.