PartTwoMoreAbouttheAuthor’sHometownIrelandThePotatoComestoIrelandI.MoreAbouttheAuthor’sHometownInishmoreInishmore(orInisMórinIrish)isthelargestofthethreeAranislands.ItsprincipalvillageisKilronanwherethereisagood,deepharbour.AnexcellentVisitor'sCentre,IonadArainn,providesasolidintroductiontothehistoryandcultureoftheisland.SitestoseeincludetheinterestingremainsofArkin'sCastle,aCromwellianfortthatmaintainedagarrisonduringthe17thand18thcenturies.SaintCiaran'sMonastery,eastofthevillage,wherecanbeseenalsoseveralearlycross-slabs,pillarsandaholywelldedicatedtotheearlysaint.AlsointhislocalityistheveryearlySaintSoorney'sChurch.TothewestofKilronanisthechurchofSaintEnda,thesaintmostcloselyidentifiedwiththespreadofChristianityonAran.KilmurvyistheothermainvillageonInishmore;itliesabout7kmwestofKilronan,andinitsvicinityistheChurchofSaintColmanMacDuagh,andtheChurchoftheSaints.DunAonghasaUndoubtedlythemostfamousandimpressivesiteonInishmoreisthegreatstonefortressofDunAonghasa—thelargestoftheprehistoricstonefortsoftheAranIslands.Itisperchedspectacularlyontheedgeofasheet100m(300ft)cliffthatfallsawayintotheAtlanticOcean.Itisenclosedbythreemassivedry-stonewallsanda"chevaux-de-frise"consistingoftallblocksoflimestonesetverticallyintothegroundtodeterattackers.Thefortisabout900metresfromthevisitorcentreandisapproachedoverrisingground.Wheelchairaccessisavailabletothevisitorcentre,butnottothefort.InishmannInishmann(InisMeáininIrish,meaningthe"themiddleisland")alsocontainsbothkindsofmonuments,notablytheancientKilcanonaghChurch,the15thcenturyTemplemurray,andfragmentsofTempleshaghtmacree,ortheChurchoftheKing'sSevenSons.PrehistorictimesarerepresentedbythesuperbovalstonefortofDunChonchubhair.ThereisonechurchontheislandwithbeautifulHarryClarkeStudiowindows.Alsoonlyonepubwhichisthatchedandkeptintheoldtraditionalstyle.Thereisnobankontheisland,sothebankfliesinwithAerArannonceamonthforbusiness.AnDunisanexcellentrestaurantwithawardwinningfoodsetnearthebaseofDunChonchubhair,abeautifullypreservedpre