Denise Hall: Natural gems and history on doorstep

Q&A: Ger O’Sullivan

His family were born and bred here for hundreds of years and over the course of our regular fireside chats, significant local historical details would frequently emerge, events that were in no way the dry stuff of the classroom, but were as fresh and as real as any recent happenings.

A favourite topic was often the chequered history of Donal Cam O’Sullivan, whose legendary march to Leitrim began from our glen.