The Way That I Went: An Irishman in Ireland

Written by Irelands greatest field botanist and first published in 1937 Robert Praegers personal tour of Irelands natural wonders has had a greater influence on Irish naturalists than any other book. It represents five years of weekends spent walking the countryside (some 5 000 miles) swimming through flooded caverns staying out all night on islands sifting fossil bones and exploring cattle-tramped tombs. The book crackles with the excitement and perplexity aroused by Irelands heritage of tombs and ring forts. The Introduction by Michael Viney (author of A Years Turning; Dufour Editions) puts the book in context and relates it to todays concerns over conservation and ecology.