The story takes place in Dublin in 1922. Mr. Carmody is an unassuming middle aged man looking for a job. One day he goes to Dublin Castle to visit a Mr. Watkins in the Department of Fisheries with the view to trying to secure job. When he ...See moreThe story takes place in Dublin in 1922. Mr. Carmody is an unassuming middle aged man looking for a job. One day he goes to Dublin Castle to visit a Mr. Watkins in the Department of Fisheries with the view to trying to secure job. When he arrives he finds chaos. But as the story unfolds Mr. Carmody, through a twist of fate and bureaucratic bungling, ends up with a job not in the classic sense but secure in the knowledge of a pay cheque every month. Written by
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