Last of the Donkey Pilgrims

Kevin O'Hara's journey of self-discovery begins as a mad lark: who in their right mind would try to circle the entire coastline of Ireland on foot'”and with a donkey and cart no less? But Kevin had promised his homesick Irish mother that he would explore the whole of the Old Country and bring back the sights and the stories to their home in Massachusetts. Determined to reach his grandmother's village by Christmas Eve, Kevin and his stubborn but endearing donkey, Missie, set off on 1800-mile trek along the entire jagged coast of a divided Ireland. Their rollicking adventure takes them over mountains and dales, through smoky cities and sleepy villages, and into the farmhouses and hearts of Ireland's greatest resource'”its people. Along the way, Kevin would meet incredible characters, experience Ireland in all of its glory, and explore not only his Irish past, but find his future self.

Kevin O'Hara is a Vietnam veteran who has spent the last twenty years working as a psychiatric nurse at the Berkshire Medical Center. In his youth, he and his wife posed for Norman Rockwell's last major painting, to celebrate the Bicentennial of the USA. He lives in Pittsfield, MA.