Oisín
Oisín is a character in Patrick Holloway's debut novel 'The Language of Remembering.' He is the son of a teenage couple from the 1970s, navigating his return to Ireland after a decade spent in Brazil. His journey is marked by the challenges of readjusting to a changed environment, caring for his mother who has Alzheimer’s, and reconnecting with his grandmother, all while searching for the right words to express his experiences and emotions.
Not in the pool (under ¢1).
Recent news mentions
Oisín is described as tall, sweet, and smiley, and was polite and well-mannered during the date.
Blind date: ‘He said he didn’t feel great and left – I suspect it was because the conversation had run dry’ | Dating
United Kingdom· 2025-11-01
Oisín is the author's son who accompanied him on a visit to Japan.
A visit to Hiroshima lives long in the memory – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-08-04
The youngest, Oisín, won two.
I am still that small tearful boy waiting for Dublin’s next sacred hurling final – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-06
Oisín is one of Orla McLaughlin's three bilingual children.
‘It really feeds the soul to have all that beauty around you’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-16
Óisín on the J1 visa announces he needs a burner phone to get past US customs because of the anti-Trump/pro-Palestine stuff on his real phone.
‘Woke’ keeps coming up in elections but it is a meaningless insult – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-07
Oisín is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish and is learning Gaeilge.
An utterly readable book of real depth – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-05
