In Blúirí Oileánda – Island Pieces Diarmuid O Drisceoil brings together a collection of pieces on aspects of Cape Clear’s social history. The book is bilingual, each unit appears in Irish and English, and it is lavishly illustrated. It is creatively designed to the highest standard by Stuart Coughlan at edit+.
The text and images combine to convey the character and essence of the island. Topics covered include dressers, dry stone walls, emigration, headstones, birds, religion, shipwrecks, the traditional Cape Clear gansey, stone masonry, stiles and much more. This book will give the reader an awareness of the island’s story and a sense of the distinctive place that it is.
About the author
Diarmuid O Drisceoil is a writer, historian, storyteller and occasional broadcaster.
Although living in Cork, he has a family connection to Cape Clear as his father was born there and he is a constant visitor to the island.
Diarmuid has published a number of books on aspects of Cork history. Solo projects include Douglas Golf Club: Centenary History (2009), Blackrock: Portrait of a Cork Suburb in 1916 (2016), The Ring of Blackrock: A Walking Guide & History (2018, 2019 & 2021). He has collaborated with his brother Donal on a number of other books on Cork history – The Murphy’s Story: The History of Lady’s Well Brewery, Cork (1997 & 2006), Serving a City: The Story of Cork’s English Market (2005 & 2011), Fifty Years Have Flown: The History of Cork Airport (2011), Beamish & Crawford: The History of an Irish Brewery (2015) and From Fields beneath the Sea: The Story of Kinsale Natural Gas (2023).
