Letters to the Editor: Water is a sacred gift denied to many
The lack of water in parts of Africa, sometimes due to the failure of the normal 'rainy season', steals strength, dignity, and hope. Stock picture
Ireland is an island shaped by water. We are surrounded by it, softened by it, and sustained by it. The sea presses in on all sides, shaping our weather, our history, our language, and our imagination.
Rain falls generously on our fields. Rivers carve their way through towns and memory. Water is so woven into Irish life that we rarely stop to notice it, let alone name it as the miracle it truly is.
