Clodagh Finn: Book of the year underlines the need to give women’s words a worthy place
'How much has changed. How little,' writes Doireann Ní Ghríofa in her award-winning 'A Ghost in the Throat'. That line sharpened a longing for the world to be sung into existence by a female voice
Doireann Ní Ghríofa, An Post Irish book of the year winner for 'A Ghost in the Throat'. She is part poet and part seer. Picture Clare Keogh
Wed, 16 Dec, 2020 - 07:58
I long for the whipping wind on Kerry Head and, like so many others planning Christmas trips, I’m counting the days until we can travel outside our counties again (two more sleeps).