A NEW book giving the most comprehensive account yet on Gobnait, the legendary abbess and popularly acclaimed saint, who settled in the Gaeltacht Mhúscraí village of Baile Mhúirne has been launched by the Bishop of Cloyne, Dr. William Crean.
Fresh from his successful fiction debut, Macroom author and former school principal Con Lynch has embarked on a new writing project.
Masseytown-based Con raised a considerable amount of money for local charities from the proceeds of his first novel, Along The Right Path , which he self-published and launched last March, just before the pandemic took hold.
Now Con has embarked on the research for a new series of books which focus on the priests, brothers and nuns from Macroom and surrounding areas.
An initial survey has unearthed seventy seven names of clergy in the parish of Baile Mhúirne alone. These include several fascinating characters who served in many different roles all over Ireland and across the globe.