Omey Island

Omey, a small tidal island lying off Claddaghduff in NW Connemara, has an air of magic about it. Everywhere you turn, questions are posed about its natural and human history.

Drawing on a diverse set of sources, this book explores as thoroughly as possible Omey's geology and its long and turbulent human history.

The perspective of this book is that it's simply impossible to understand the history of a place without taking into account the context of that history. Omey has always been intimately connected to the outside world, despite its seeming isolation from it. This, then, is first and foremost a contextual study of Omey - aiming by that means to create a deeper and more accurate understanding of this wonderful island.

Omey, o mica insula de maree situata langa Claddaghduff in NW Connemara, are un aer de magie. Oriunde te intorci, se pun intrebari despre istoria sa naturala si umana. Bazandu-se pe un set divers de surse, aceasta carte exploreaza cat mai detaliat posibil geologia lui Omey si istoria sa lunga si turbulenta a omului. Perspectiva acestei carti este ca este pur si simplu imposibil sa sa inteleaga istoria unui loc fara a lua in considerare contextul istoriei respective.