The Loneliest Boy in the World: The Last Child of the Great Blasket

Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin had a unique childhood he was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands off Ireland's southwest coast. The nearest in age was his uncle who was thirty years older. In this affectionate memoir, Gearóid recalls growing up on the island without a doctor, priest, school, church or electricity. Despite public perception of this small, vulnerable fishing community, he remembers a wonderful childhood, cherished by parents and neighbours. Hi... >Voir plus