Inishbofin Through Time and Tide edited by Kieran Concannon

Description

Inishbofin Through Time and Tide is the result of a collaborative project which set out to record the unique culture and heritage of the island before it vanishes with the older generation. The sea pervades through each chapter here from the fishermen who discovered the spectral island in the fanciful legend which gives Inishbofin its name to the seventh century monks and their monastic site, through medieval pirates and Cromwellian fortifications. This book presents some fascinating glimpses into Inishbofin’s past and the kind of lives the islanders lived. People who know Inishbofin will want to read this book to find out more and others who wonder what it was like to live here in the past will feel their curiosity increasing as they read.