The Pappling o' the Prittaes and other unpublished poems

by Robert Huddleston

Robert Huddleston (1814-1887) was a County Down farmer, gunsmith and prolific poet, both in English and his native Ulster-Scots. The eccentric “Bard of Moneyrea” published two books in his lifetime — A Collection of Songs and Poems on Rural Subjects (1844) and A Collection of Songs and Poems on Different Subjects (1846) — but the greater part of his writing remains in manuscript form and has yet to see the light of day. This selection of previously unpublished material, transcribed from Huddleston’s original manuscripts, provides a thoroughly entertaining assortment of the poet’s song and verse and a truly fascinating insight into local life and language of the time.

246 pages, Paperback

Published July 17, 2021

About the author

Graduating from St. Joseph, Mo Central High in 1942, I became an Army Air Corps flying cadet. After completing trainig I served as a fighter pilot in Europe during WW II. I have a BS from the University of Missouri, an MA from George Washington University and graduated from the Natinal Defense University in Washington> Following public service that included the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Pentagon, and the Space Agency I became a freelance writer publishing articles, essays, short stories, book reviews and plays. In 2007 I published a biography: Edmundo: From Chiapas, Mexico to Park Avenue, the true story of a Mexican-American spy in Spain during WW II who married a German princess. With my wife, Pepita, I reside near Chapel Hill, NC