West Cork laden with brilliant snow is a thing of glory

The beauty of west Cork under snow is a rare and lovely sight, writes Damien Enright

I listened to the RTÉ nine o’clock news this morning, February 28, and wished I was in Ireland. Yes, I can imagine my readers thinking I’d finally blown a head gasket, here I am, on a sub-tropical island and wanting to be at home in the cold, cold snow.