In a London pub in the 1950's, editor William Maginn is intrigued by a mention a the strange - and reputedly shameful - demise of a remote mountain village in County Kerry, where he was born. Maginn returns to Kerry and uncovers an astonishing tale: both the account of the destruction of a place and the way of life which once preserved Ireland's ancient traditions and the tragedy of an increasingly isolated village where all the women mysteriously die - leaving the priest, Father McGreevy, to cope with insoluble problems. As war rages through Europe, McGreevy struggles to preserve what remains of his parish, against the rough mountain elements and the grief and superstitions of its people, and the growing distrust of the town below.
- ISBN10 1885983395
- ISBN13 9781885983398
- Publish Date 19 May 1999
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 8 April 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Turtle Point Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 404
- Language English