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The book reminisces on the authors life as a civil servant and a family man, and provides vignettes of a changing Ireland from the 1930s to the present day. As he has voyaged through life, the author has become more and more convinced that the most significant badge of Irish identity is Gaeilge. His ardent desire to preserve and promote the ancient language of his country is a unifying theme throughout the book.

These stories and poems, written in a natural and very elegant Irish (cumasach, nadurtha), deal with love, relationships, temptation, hardship, children, wealth, adventure and old age. The recurring note throughout this work is one of hope and belief in a future rather than gloom and despair. An English version of the stories is provided. This collection of short stories and poems won an Oireachtas na Gaeilge Literary Competition Award in 2012. From Le Sel De La Terre... I returned late from my strenuous mountain jog. There wasn't a sign of life in Ross Lodge. Julia must have retired after...