The Death of An Irish Politician

Authors: Bartholomew Gill

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“Gorse was shaggy on top, bright green dappled pink and windswept. Sea gulls in legion flew out to meet the lobster boat as it bucked the Atlantic swells.This coast, McGarr mused, thinking of his years in France, was indeed a côte sauvage, the ragged end of the continental land mass. Gulf Stream tides and ocean storms pounded away at the rocky beaches and precipitous cliffs. The wind was roaring, impelling the steady rain in horizontal torrents that stung the face. The hull clapped, shuddered, t...hen sank on every second wave.Not a house was in sight through the driving mist until the cliffs rose into a massive promontory. Around this Liam’s brother, Michael, spun the wheel. Once past, the land softened dramatically, although the rocky coast was still hazardous. A cluster of limed cottages with thatched roofs and nets drying on driftwood racks appeared through the mist. The old boat needed all the power its diesel could muster to keep from broaching on a wide shoal over which the surf boiled.MoreLess Read More Read Less