Calum’s Road

The tale of an indefatigable Gael

The journey is a common motif in literature, witness Homer’s Odyssey, Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, or more recently Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Each of these, and countless others, generally subscribe to a simple format, the protagonist embarks on his quest and through trial and tribulation, learns something about himself.

If the journey is a parable of adventure and self-discovery, what can we make of a man whose journey is to build the road, with no other allegorical intent other than he wishes it to revive his community?…