Spike Milligan's classic slapstick novel reissued for the first time since it was published in 1963 When the new border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic is being drawn up, the unlucky village of Puckoon finds itself divided between the two - and a mad-cap, slapstick comedy ensues. Featuring one of the laziest protagonists in all of fiction, Spike Milligan's classic novel is bursting with his trademark wit and word-play.