Lesley Bond on her first novel, 'Blasket Bound: Memoirs of an Island Caretaker'

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Tuesday, 28 April 2026 - 15 minutes

Lesley Bond, who lives in Monasterevin, joined Hannah in studio for this mornings Culture Corner.

Lesley and her partner Gordon were the first couple to embark on the six-month caretaking residency on the Great Blasket Island - one of Ireland’s most remote and historically rich locations.

Lesley’s book ‘Blasket Bond: Memoirs of an Island Caretaker’ reveals how the past continues to shape the present