Seaweed Memories

Memoir of life on Ireland's western islands

Author Heinrich Becker
ISBN 978-0863278358

A translated memoir recounting daily life on the western islands — the kelp harvesting, the currach journeys, the long winters. Originally written in German by Heinrich Becker, who lived among islanders in the mid-twentieth century, it offers an outsider's perspective on the rhythms and hardships of island existence along Ireland's Atlantic coast. A good companion read before visiting Inis Meáin.

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