As prophesied by an old man and the birds of the sea, an immense storm threatened the islands of the County Galway coast. The Island people knew their homes were likely to be swept away by towering tidal waves, and arrangements were made to transport them to the safety of Killknock Harbor on the mainland. But not all of them were willing to leave.
Cormac Joyce stayed with his wife and son. When the storm was at its worst, the hands of young Jackie Joyce were given the strength that made survival possible.
The Hands of Cormac Joyce is a story of the eternal and elemental conflict between man and nature. In finding the courage to face the fury of the wind and the sea, a remarkable Galway family achieves the calm at the core of human life.
As prophesied by an old man and the birds of the sea, an immense storm threatened the islands of the County Galway coast. The Island people knew their homes were likely to be swept away by towering tidal waves, and arrangements were made to transport them to the safety of Killknock Harbor on the mainland. But not all of them were willing to leave.
Cormac Joyce stayed with his wife and son. When the storm was at its worst, the hands of young Jackie Joyce were given the strength that made survival possible.
The Hands of Cormac Joyce is a story of the eternal and elemental conflict between man and nature. In finding the courage to face the fury of the wind and the sea, a remarkable Galway family achieves the calm at the core of human life.