native Delvin led to the book's burning shortly after its publication. The stir caused the author's schoolmaster father, James, to be boycotted. In response, Weldon, snr., initiated a high-profile court case against those who thought that they had been described in the novel. MacNamara's novel has been reprinted several times, particularly when interest in the topic re-emerges. "Valley of the squinting windows" has become a colloquial term in Ireland to refer to a place where judgmental gossip is common. Release details 1918, Dublin, Maunsel & Co., hardback 1918, London, Sampson Low, Marston, hardback 1919, New York, Brentano's, hardback 1976, Ireland, Anvil Books , Pub date September 1976, paperback 1984, Ireland, Anvil Books , Pub date 11 July 1984, paperback 1984, Ireland, Anvil Books , Pub date 11 July 1984, hardback 1985, Ireland, Anvil Books , Pub date September 1985, paperback References 1918 novels Works published under a pseudonym Novels set in Ireland Mercier Press books 20th-century Irish novels County Meath