Synopsis
J.S Doran grew up in the early 1900s in Kilkeel, a market town and fishing port situated between the 'dream range' of the Mournes and the Co. Down coast. Turn up the Lamp is his account of the people, places and events which impinged upon a particularly observant child: country people and fair days, fishermen and their craft, and travelling people and players are among the subjects portrayed here with the innocence of childhood. Turn up the Lamp shines a light on the daily life and seasonal activities in and around a County Down market town and fishing port during and after the First World War. What gives the book its unique flavour is the author's acute observation and sharp recollection of the people and places of his childhood giving an original and unassuming contribution to local history seen not from the big house or visitor's point of view but from ground level.