The Bright Lights of Garnish

Rural electrification didn't arrive in Garnish until 1970. The electric-powered cable car at Dursey Island came on-line a year before residents were hooked up to the grid. Until that time, locals spent their nights telling tales around the fireplace, especially during the long winter nights. And so it is that my host, 50-year-old Michael "Mitey" McNally Jr., is steeped in folklore, including, not surprisingly, stories of misdeeds of the fairies, who unlike Walt Disney's Tinkerbell, were ornery little supernatural creatures. Above is an image of Mitey's house. The stone portion is approximately 200 years old.