Baltimore Harbour in West Cork

I am just back from holidays in my favourite place Baltimore, in West Cork and this year all our family came down. It is such a great place to chill and relax and wind down with lots of lovely places to walk, eat and take in the spectacular wild Atlantic scenery. 

I also got to read lots of lovely books including Colm Tobin’s marvellous Long Island, Katriona O’Sullivan’s Poor, and American author Elin Hildebrand’s latest summer read which is said to be her last book Swansong which is set amongst the inhabitants of the island Nantucket and its affluent summer visitors.

However, I cannot believe my luck as I will be back in West Cork again for the Skibbereen Arts Festival at the end of July. There are a huge variety of art, music and film events, with something for all ages and Skibbereen will also celebrate the town’s connections with the Olympics.

I am talking in the Uilinn Arts Centre on Monday 29^th July at 12.00 for children and later at 6.00 pm in O Donovan Rossa GAA Hall with the wonderful Caragh Bell about my passion for history and how Skibbereen’s  Doctor Dan Donovan inspired my book The Hungry Road.