The Man from Skibbereen

A Novel

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Crispin Mayo was a reckless young brawler who’d left his tiny fishing village for the vast American frontier. Headed west to join a railroad construction crew, he came upon an isolated station - and a mystery. The shack was abandoned, but fresh blood spattered the floor, and the telegraph was clicking away unattended. When Mayo stepped inside and put a hand on the telegraph key, he had no way of knowing the course of his life would change forever - and that he would become entangled with a band of Civil War veterans with a score to settle against the government...and a feisty young woman who’d risk anything to save the people she loved. Cris Mayo, who had never backed away from a fight in his life, was about to have his courage put to the ultimate test.

©2004 Louis L'Amour (P)2019 Random House Audio

Great story of the old west

Interesting characters and riveting story of trains and progress heading west and good guys and out laws...

The Irish guy does it all

At first I thought I was going to be bored with it. As the story progressed it got too interesting to stop. I listened even though I was parked instead of rolling and listening to ease the boredom of driving mile after mile. I will play it again too pickup on things I may have missed. This book is nothing short of exceptional!!!

One of his better stories!

A very good book, easy to listen to, well performed. Highly recommend it. Excellent.

Story of Irish Immigration

I first read this book in 1981 as a paperback book. This is a tale of a young Irish lad, Crispin Mayo, who leaves Ireland and immigrates to America. He gets a job laying track for the Union Pacific Railway. L’Amour was a professional boxer as a young man. He sometimes puts in a boxing match in his stories. He included a boxing match in this story and included some history of boxing. This is not one of L’Amour’s (1908-1988) best books, but his not-so-good is better than most other authors. This book is a fast easy read back into the wild west.

The book is seven hours and twenty minutes. Johnathan Davis does a good job narrating the book. Davis is an actor and voice-over artist. He was a finalist for the Audie Award and has won several EarPhone Awards.

Greg Elliott

I enjoy the books of Louis L’Amour very much. He was a great author about the old west.

Excellent

A variable version of a typical L'Amour style of tale. Loved the Irish characters utilized therein. I always appreciate his usage of courtesy, ethics, and common sense.

good story

enjoyed it. kept me entertained. great storyline. action adventure and a bit romance without going overboard.

classic western tale with a twist

really liked the Irish slant to this story, so many times the Irish influence in the building of the west is forgotten.

Superb!

Irish immigrant heros helping Union efforts to build a more perfect union post civil war while mixing it up with vengeful southern veterans and a splash of gentlemanly romance. Wonderful Louis L'Amour!

Good story

October 2023 first listen. Enjoyed this book. No swearing. I am not big on boxing or shooting. The ending seemed abrupt. Which girl did Chris wind up with, if either - the Colonel's daughter or the girl he used to know in Ireland? The death of the bad man at the end winding up in an unmarked grave seemed fitting, but again, abrupt. Wish there had been a sequel about how Crispin made a productive life for himself and his family. It did not have to be riches, just self sufficiency and self respect.