A Little Gaelic Kingdom

"A masterpiece of travel and topographical writing, and an incomparable and enthralling meditation on times past."—John Banville

"He knows this world as no one else does, and writes about it with awe and love, but also with measured grace, an artist's eye and a scientist's sensibility."—Colm Tóibín

In its landscape, history, language, and folklore, the Connemara region on Ireland's wild and windswept West Coast is a dramatic and breathtaking place. From its fabled villages, seaside cliffs, bo...