Book Review: On the Munster trail of Saint Gobnait

Patron saint of bees, she is reputed to have warded off plague and thieves and “has been prayed to and regarded as a potent intercessor in Baile Mhúirne for 1,500 years”.

Cornelius Lynch visits the remains of what is believed to be the stone hut in which St Gobnait lived during her time on the Aran Island of Inis Oírr.

• Gobnait: People and Places Associated with Saint Gobnait 
• Cornelius Lynch 
• Inspire Publications, €20