The islands of Ireland are scattered like jewels around the Emerald Isle, and this book celebrates them in all their rough-hewn beauty and diversity. While it is said there are as many islands around the coast of Ireland as there are days of the year, 'Ireland's Islands' considers 19 major islands, or island groups - from around the entire coastline - in terms of their most significant characteristics. These could be their history, the legends surrounding them, their areas of outstanding natural beauty, their flora and fauna, their towns and villages, or - in the majority of cases - combinations of all of these.