O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare
- ISBN-10
- 0939149222
- ISBN-13
- 9780939149223
- Category
- Travel
- Pages
- 233
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Soho PressInc
- Authors
- Niall Williams, Christine Breen
Description
Niall and Christine left their careers in New York City for a simpler, more authentic life in a cottage outside the tiny village of Kilmihil in County Clare. "Their tale is a delightful romance."—The New York Times Book Review
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