Tag: Louise ONeill

One summer’s day, many years ago, my parents decided to take me and my sister to Cape Clear, a small island off the coast of west Cork. After an afternoon spent hiking the sea cliffs and skimming stones at the beach on the far side of the island, we returned to the pier to discover we had missed the last ferry home. We had no way of getting back to the mainland until the following morning. When I think of …