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



It's very much a reflection on many of your other books, and you went back to visit some of the places that were important to you … it's absolutely gorgeous … it really is excellent



a wonderful stocking filler



individual reflections with a universal resonance