Beginner’s Pluck: Ellen McWilliams' 'Resting Place' is a remarkable book

The author was brought up in Bandon, among neighbours whose families were affected by the Dunmanway massacre of 1922, when 13 protestants were killed

Ellen McWilliams is the author of 'Resting Place: On wounds, War, and the Irish Revolution'.

Ellen was a very quiet child, who loved reading.

“I was always interested in other people,” she says. “I’m a good listener.”