Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne

Austin ‘Occi’ Byrne’s life begins when his mother brings him back to her village in Sligo after failing to have an abortion in England. Following a troubled childhood Occi is committed to a mental asylum. When it closes down, he finds work on a trawler where he causes the death of a fellow sailor. The death goes undiscovered but worse awaits Occi when he returns home and learns the truth about his parentage.