The question is what, how, and why would drive a 27-year-old young man to take on such an insurmountable feat. The answer lies within the pages of this book and explores how Daragh's earlier life struggles shaped him into a person who was able to take on the impossible and complete it.

This book explores the struggles and obsessive nature of a highly driven young person growing up in Ireland. It was the Irish landscape, chance encounters and the coastline that shaped Daragh into the adventurer who could complete this historic swim. Through the use of this deep love for Ireland, its landscape, people, culture and waters, Daragh was able to tap into the Dríocht or magic, that this special Island holds.