Mar a bhí ar dtús
Joe Steve Ó Neachtain
A personal memoir recounting a story from his youth.
I had no wish to include even the slightest trace of my own life story in this book. I set out only to tell of the people of Cóil Ruaidí — my next-door neighbours from the day I was born — and above all, the story of Pádraic Chóil. But I cannot deny that I am part of the story.
Even so, my own part in the story is small compared to the many people whose voices are captured here. I have not changed their words in any way, but recorded them exactly as they were spoken.
