The Bogman

Orphaned at a young age, Cahal Kinsella returns from an orphanage in Clifden, County Galway, to the small farming village of Caherlo and his tyrannical grandfather. He must assert his individuality if he is to have any hope of freedom from his misery. 

Walter Macken paints a memorable portrait of the hard life of subsistence farming, of loveless arranged marriages, and of rebellion against suffocating social mores.

Originally published in 1994, New Island’s Modern Irish Classics series brings this memorable book back to life.  

•    A new release in the Modern Irish Classics series;
•    The series also includes such acclaimed authors as Ferdia Mac Anna and Mary Lavin.