ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
For Findabhair, this was always yours
Many thanks to Georgie Whelan, mum and supporter extraordinaire; Patricia Burns, sister and fellow climber on Achill; Sheila Pratschke and the wonderful staff of the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig; John Duff and Brian Levy (for a bed in New York!); Marcus McCabe and Kate Mullaney of the Ark; Brenda Sutton, Weird-Sister on the Web; Sandy Burns for the poker game; Michael Scott for writerly advice and friendship, as always; Piers Dillon-Scott (Webmaster); Dr. Nena Hardie, intrepid fellow traveler to Orkney and the Western Isles; Professor Dáibhí ó Cróinín for help with the Irish (any errors are mine); Joe Murray, computer guardian angel; the Arts Council of Ireland and Cultural Relations Committee for travel grants; agents Lynn and David Bennett of the Transatlantic Literary Agency Inc.; all at Abrams, especially my editor, Susan Van Metre, and Jason Wells and Samantha Sizemore. Last but not least, Na Daoine Maithe, for their generous permission and assistance. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
