Sanctuary
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Sanctuary

The True Story of an Irish Village, a Man Who Lost His Way, and the Rescue Donkeys That Led Him Home

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Sanctuary

The True Story of an Irish Village, a Man Who Lost His Way, and the Rescue Donkeys That Led Him Home

About this book

For decades, his family rescued lost and forgotten donkeys in the Irish countryside.
He had no idea that one day, the donkeys would rescue him.


Patrick Barrett grew up on the back of a donkey. In the small village of Liscarroll, the young boy helped his family run a sanctuary for abandoned and abused donkeys. Struggling in school, Patrick only felt truly accepted in the presence of these funny, fuzzy, touching animals. It was like magic, how he and the donkeys understood each other. He became a true "donkey whisperer"—reading their body language, communicating with them in ways they could understand, and teaching himself how to "speak" in their distinctive calls.

But when Patrick was of age, he shipped out with the Irish Army and encountered unimaginable wartime horrors in Lebanon and Kosovo. In the aftermath, he returned home a broken man, sinking into the depths of PTSD and addictions. He believed nothing could save him. But he hadn't counted on the donkeys.

Sanctuary is the remarkable true story of how faith turned one lost man's life around with the help of the rescue animals who loved him. It's an antidote to despair and a call to hope, revealing the beauty and wonder of Ireland as you've never seen it before.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Endorsements
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword by Michael Hingson
  8. Prologue: Raised by Donkeys
  9. Chapter One: Dreaming with Jacksie
  10. Chapter Two: Aran the Escape Artist
  11. Chapter Three: Mam’s Leg
  12. Chapter Four: Timmy & Tea with Travellers
  13. Chapter Five: A Kiss of Faith
  14. Chapter Six: A Wild Donkey of a Man
  15. Chapter Seven: Valentine’s Day
  16. Chapter Eight: Penelope and Peanut
  17. Chapter Nine: The Man in the Window
  18. Chapter Ten: Mam and Dad
  19. Chapter Eleven: Guinness the Donkey
  20. Chapter Twelve: Sanctuary
  21. Chapter Thirteen: When Donkeys Talk
  22. Chapter Fourteen: Tiny Tinsel
  23. Chapter Fifteen: New Eyes and Nollaig
  24. Chapter Sixteen: The Girl Below the Hill
  25. Chapter Seventeen: Jacksie’s Song
  26. Chapter Eighteen: O Come Ye Home
  27. Afterword by Paddy Barrett
  28. Patrick Barrett and his herds
  29. Acknowledgments
  30. About the Donkey Sanctuary
  31. About PTSD
  32. About the Authors