I am having the hardest time getting into this book. I have an immense love of Ireland in general, and the subject speaks to me, but the story is just not taking hold of me. Maybe it's the way the dialog is written (with hyphens instead of quotation marks) or maybe it's the dialect, but it feels too jumpy and randomly told for my taste. I'll have to try this one again later, maybe it's just not the right time for me and this book.