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

by Gearoid Cheaist O. Cathain (Author)

Gearóid recalls a solitary childhood as the last islander raised on Ireland's Blasket, shaping his lifelong outlook.

Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain 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