Book reviews: tall tales of the high seas, from Waterford s vantage point
To say that Doherty, from Cheekpoint in Co Waterford, is steeped in stories of the sea is a bit like saying the tide itself ebbs and flows.
A Clyde Shipping Co. vessel in Waterford Harbour
Sun, 21 Feb, 2021 - 07:33
Dan MacCarthy
Andrew Doherty
History Press Ireland, €12.99
THE past year has seen the publication of some fabulous Irish maritime books not least Connie Kelleher’s The Alliance of Pirates, and Marc Vallig O’Sullivan’s People of the Sea about seafaring life on the Beara Peninsula. Joining them is a riveting collection of memories about coastal life in Co Waterford by Andrew Doherty.