The Aran Islands produced writers such as Liam O"Flaherty and Tim Robinson who were inspired by their surroundings. The drystone-wall field-boundary system of the islands is one of Ireland"s richest cultural landscapes, retaining remarkable continuity with the past - Celtic occupation, Christianity, invasion, famine, evictions - a unique combination of the forces of humankind and nature. This book explores this landscape, which is threatened by change.