"A book to lift your heart and delight the eyes."
" Sarah Poyntz describes some animal sightings
that could be taken from a National Geographic feature: the Burren pine marten
eating crumbs within five yards of the author, a cat being chased by a badger
cub, lizards by the doorstep, seals on the rocky shore below her house and
a wren taking a shower by pulling leaves laden with water on top of itself.
All these stories and many more set against a landscape of flaggy limestone
shores, deserted villages, forts, Bardic schools, medieval churches, Famine
walks, castles and flowers is more than enough to rekindle not only interest
but a renewed fascination with this extraordinary place on our doorstep."
Sarah Poyntz gives a striking picture of life in the unique landscape of the Burren of Co. Clare. She describes the changing seasons, the birds and animals, the wild flowers for which the Burren is famous and the lives of the people of the village of Ballyvaughan.
The quotations from poetry throughout the diaries reveal her emotional and poetic response to the special environment of the Burren. As she says in her introduction to this collection, "My aim is to try to convey my love for, and joy and delight in, this most beautiful region, Ireland's greatest natural glory."
The diaries are superbly illustrated with many newly commissioned watercolours
2000, 72pp, 200 x 210mm, 40 colour illustrations
ISBN 1-873821-13-1
Paper Back: Euro 11.99 (excl. postage)
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