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The Miracle at Ballinspittle

T. Coraghessan Boyle

First published May 1989
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"A statue of the Virgin Mary in Ireland... re-creates, for all the world to see, the transgressions and indulgences of an American visitor... making him the 'Saint of the Common Sinner.'" (eNotes.com)

First published in Granta 23 (Spring 1988).

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1989 Cover If the River Was Whiskey Viking Collection 175
October 2000 Cover Ghost Writing: Haunted Tales by Contemporary Writers Invisible Cities Press Anthology 9