Over the centuries many people have felt the attraction of the unique landscape of the Aran Islands, with its impressive monuments that go back thousands of years, its distinctive culture that offers glimpses of a rich and distinctive pattern of life and a people whose island isolation forged a sense of independence and endurance. The Book Of Aran is the first comprehensive publication to deal with all the many different aspects of the three islands, Inis Mor, Inis Meain and Inis Oirr.