In Wicklow and West Kerry

One of Ireland’s best-loved writers, John Millington Synge captures the charm and beauty of the Irish landscape and its people in this delightful travelogue. During his sojourns Synge befriended a rich assortment of people, from farmers and tinkers to weavers and boat-builders, all of whom come alive in this evocative account of his ramblings around the countryside.

John Millington Synge (1871–1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, and prose writer. As a young man, he set out to explore Germany, Italy, and France. W. B. Yeats discovered Synge in Paris and persuaded him to return to Ireland to write. He is the author of the plays Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glen, among many other works.