A Place Called Home

In fact, two places called home …

For over sixty years, Alice Taylor has lived in the village of Innishannon, the gateway to West Cork. But her childhood was spent on a farm in North Cork, near the Kerry border, and her memories of that homeplace are vivid.



Here, she recalls the sounds and smells of the farmyard, now silent; she visits her old national school, today in ruins, and her secondary, which has a new life as a cultural centre. She also writes of day-to-day life in her beloved Innishannon.



With her trademark wit and wisdom, Alice takes us on a ramble around both of her homes, celebrating the places, the people and the special moments that have stayed in her heart over the years.

Introduction 


From Cockcrow to Corncrake 


As It Was in the Beginning 


Other Days Around Me...


Back to Ballybunnion 


Within Old Walls 


The Mountain Hare 


Sacred Silence 


A Mini Miracle 


Invisible People 


A Golden Gift 


The Right Words 


Feed the Birds 


History in the Name 


What's the Real Deadline? 


From Dawn to Dusk 


The Viewing