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''[[The Harp Inin The South]]'' was the first novel of the New Zealand born Australian writer [[Ruth Park]]. First published in 1948. It is about the Darcy Family, second generation Irish-Australians who live in the [[Wrong Side of the Tracks|slums of Surry Hills]] in Sydney [[The Forties|1940's]] in the years after [[World War Two]]. There's Hughie Darcy, [[The Alcoholic|fond of a quick one at the pub every now and then]], [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Mumma]] who at times seems [[Only Sane Man|the only one with any sense]], Rowena "Roie" Darcy who is arguable the novel's protagonist, her smart tomboyish sister Dolour Darcy and [[Never Mess with Granny|Grandma]]. They live in 12 1/4 Plymouth Street with two of the rooms let to radical Orangeman Patrick Diamond and Miss Sheilly and her son Johnny. Later joined by Roie's husband Charlie Rothe and their daughter Moira.

There is a sequel, ''Poor Man's Orange'', that continues the story; and a [[Prequel]], ''Missus'', that was published fairly recently. There was also a television series done by Channel 10 in Australia, but the DVD is somewhat hard to fine.