South KerrySkelligs Haul is a generous compilation of Michael Kirby’s prose and poetry, appealing for his simple, elegant style, his knowledge of unique local lore, and his inimitable observations.
Kirby, a man who spent nearly every day of his ninety-nine years on the beautiful Iveragh peninsula, apart from a brief period in the United States. He knew better than most that survival demanded persistence, passion, civility and good humour.
In the shadow of the World Heritage site of Skellig Michael, he eked out a living fishing and farming with intimate knowledge of every inch of sea and soil.
This collection also presents reproductions of his landscape paintings, an introduction by poet Paddy Bushe and an editor’s preface and note.