Profile of Kerry Person of the Year, playwright, poet, novelist and short story writer, Brian McMahon.
Report shows Brian McMahon walking the streets of Listowel.
McMahon at Listowel Writer's Week.
McMahon's books, 'The Sound of Hooves and Other Stories', 'The Lion Tamer and Other Stories', 'Children of the Rainbow' and his English language translation of 'Peig'.
McMahon at desk speaking into tape recorder.
Interview with McMahon on local life in Listowel, emigration and American wakes, finding a resolution to the Northern conflict, the writing life, the significance of Seán Ó'Faoláin's publication, 'The Bell', his English language translation of 'Peig', the conflict between realism and sentiment, and his definition of the quintessential Kerryman.
The reporter is Peter McNiff.
