Aill na Caillí – A Deserted Village in Connemara

Aill na Caillí – A Deserted Village in Connemara

In Peter Ward’s youth, there were eight families living in eight different cottages here. Walking me into one ruin, he draws attention to the construction date etched into the wall. ‘1915’. He recounts a visit here with his grandmother as a child, only to be surprised...