Living Among the Puffins book

Living among the Puffins by Catherine Merrigan

In the summer of 2000, Catherine Merrigan took a rough boat ride out to the rocky island of Skellig Michael off the coast of County Kerry to begin her new job as a guide.

Almost alone on the dark and mystical island that first night, she realised she’d made a big mistake and decided she would leave the next morning. A massive storm blew up though and she couldn’t leave for five days; whereupon, in fact, she stayed.

Catherine has spent six months of every year since showing visitors this magical isle, and hanging out with her beloved puffins – 10,000 breeding pairs which she likes to say she counts every night, by name.

Here is a one of a kind insight into life on this dramatically beautiful, monastic sanctuary, laden with a millennium and a half of some of Ireland’s richest history, and in the company of a hundred thousand nesting birds.

Told with love and passion, Catherine’s anecdotes are interspersed with her photos of ‘Charlie Chaplin’ puffins, Skellig’s dramatic staircases, and much more.

Page Count: 100 pages

Format: Softcover

Note: If book ordered by itself, book will be available to pickup in person at the Gaelic League of Detroit during the Oíche Chultúir Cinneadh (Family/Kid’s Cultural Night) on January 30, 2025. Shipping is also available for a fee.