Leaning on Gates

In the sequel to award-winning playwright Seamus O'Rourke's popular first memoir, Standing in Gaps, this innocent Leitrim lad finally flees the nest, briefly sampling life in New York, Dublin and London, before inevitably returning to his beloved, duller-than-dishwater home, to a life which now includes alcohol, Dr. Hook and some low-budget romance. But man does not live on romance alone and Seamus needs to get to the bottom of his general uselessness, spurred on as always by his ever-the-realist father, who prophesied his mediocrity from an early age. Seamus continues to underachieve whilst struggling to interpret his Auld Lad's advice and watered down compliments - 'You weren't as bad as I often saw ya', 'They must be badly stuck, if they asked you' and the classic 'What kind of an eejit are ya?' - in a memoir that captures the innocence and the absurdity of rural life in 1980s and 1990s Ireland.

Seamus O'Rourke is an award-winning writer, director and actor from Co. Leitrim. He tours Ireland regularly with his own self-penned shows. Seamus has had millions of hits across his social media pages for his recitations and sketches. He is a regular contributor on RTÉ Radio 1. Leaning on Gates takes up where his first popular memoir, Standing in Gaps, ends.