The Islands of Ireland: From Inishbeg to Ike

This week Dan MacCarthy looks at Kay Summersby's life on Inishbeg

She first encountered him at Paddington Station London, and as he approached she noticed he had “nice broad shoulders”. Kay McCarthy-Morrogh who was born on Inishbeg island in West Cork was working in London during World War II when she encountered the man who was to become the supreme commander of Allied Forces during World War II and later president of the US: General Dwight D Eisenhower.