As with all Letters to the Editor, the views expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publication. Thank you for your fine article on local libraries. This turned out to be a small cottage with a small librarian and a sweeping view over the sea behind it – Bertraghboy Bay. Well, now, I’ll tell you, and it’s a strange story, for I think it all began with the very word itself. To him, it was a holy word, a sacred word, a crucial word.