Conal Creedon’s new novel puts a magic-realist twist on the tale of a cleric’s unrequited love for a nun, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Cork-born Cónal Creedon is a novelist, playwright and documentary film maker. His latest book, The Immortal Deed Of Michael O’Leary, is an account of a man from Inchigeelagh, Co Cork, who became a hero of the First World War.