his is a collection of poems celebrating Ireland, especially North Antrim. Maire has grown up with a love and regard for its history, its legends, literature and poetry. All  have  been embedded in  the marrow  of her bones  and this  is reflected in a deep love for the country she grew up in. 
And it is of these places and its people that she mainly writes.  Especially Ballycastle and its environs. The people,  the landscapes and,  in particular,  the sea  always  have been and still  are  the sources  of her inspiration.   Among these,  Murlough Bay remains  the place of  her dreams and fondest memories. Many of her poems are imbued with a deep and original reflectiveness which  seems  to  emerge from the landscape that inspired them.