The Daghda

By Kathleen McLaen

The Daghda is set in Ireland, Croatia, and Bosnia at the time of the Balkan genocide in the 1990's. Meaghan McGowan is a college history instructor in Dublin. Sensitized by her country's painful history, she arranges sabbatical leave in Zagreb to study the rationale, perception, and effect of neighbor genocides.
Once she is in Zagreb, the misery and despair of the Bosnian refugees bring into sharp focus her own tragic losses. Finding herself unable to maintain a sense of purpose in the face of this despair, she undertakes a risky journey to Sarajevo, which has been blockaded and under siege for years. Despite this, the multi-ethnic citizenry had remained committed to civilized behavior, even as they were subjected to artillery and snipers in the surrounding hills, and to starvation barely managed by airlifts from the outside world.
Meaghan returns to Dublin struggling with an altered view of reality that calls into question how to proceed with her life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FLTCJDXL
• ISBN13: 9798350996135
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 224 Pages