The place itself matters: Remnants recalls my experiences of walking in the townland of Sillaheen, County Waterford, in the parish of Kilronan and the barony of Glenahiry. From Sillaheen, I can see the homes of my parents, grandparents and great grandparents. A partially remembered past unravels in famine roads, mass paths, fords and old short cuts through the mountains. The dense textures of memory press down upon this place.
