From prehistoric times the Aran Islands have attracted the curious, the missioners, the adventurers… a fascinating and beautiful anthology.”–The Sunday Press ‘This captivating anthology catches both the essence of the Romantic view of Aran and the impossibility of exaggerating very much about these three incredible rafts of windswept limestone. An Aran Reader has passages of vivid description and narrative that left me almost breathless.” –Michael Viney, The Irish Times

From prehistoric times the Aran Islands have attracted the curious, the missioners, the adventurers… a fascinating and beautiful anthology.”–The Sunday Press ‘This captivating anthology catches both the essence of the Romantic view of Aran and the impossibility of exaggerating very much about these three incredible rafts of windswept limestone. An Aran Reader has passages of vivid description and narrative that left me almost breathless.” –Michael Viney, The Irish Times