Mo Laethanta Saoire: On The One Road, by Cónal Creedon 

In the first of our 2023 series of holiday-themed reads, the Cork author recalls a memorable daytrip with the North Mon school 

Cónal Creedon outside his old school, the North Mon. 

 “We’re On The One Road” by the Wolfe Tones crackled from the car radio.

Funny how a song can dig deep into the crevasses of the cranium to unearth a long forgotten past. Like wildfire, the rumours had spread around the schoolyard, and that’s what prompted Jojo Duggan to raise his hand and ask a simple and straightforward question.