The extraordinary wild magic of Ireland’s western islands
Eoin Warner on Galway Hooker Naomh Sineach - the host of Ireland's Wild Islands. Picture: John Murray
Be careful what you buy your kids or nieces and nephews — you could end up setting a lifelong passion, and even career, in motion.
![<p> The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says that “an ecosystem is collapsed when it is virtually certain that its defining biotic [living] or abiotic [non-living] features are lost from all occurrences, and the characteristic native biota are no longer sustained”.</p> <p> The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says that “an ecosystem is collapsed when it is virtually certain that its defining biotic [living] or abiotic [non-living] features are lost from all occurrences, and the characteristic native biota are no longer sustained”.</p>](/cms_media/module_img/9930/4965053_12_augmentedSearch_iStock-1405109268.jpg)