Ó phictiúirí satailíte a tugadh faoi deara an balla mór millteach cois aille ar an Oileán Thiar de chéaduair. Bhí a fhios ag muintir na háite faoi le tamall roimhe sin, ar ndóigh, ach níor chuir lucht raidió ná teilifíse suim ann nó go bhfacthas ón spás é. Fear áitiúil, Taim Thaidhg Rua, a tháinig abhaile tar éis blianta fada a chaitheamh ag plé le cúrsaí tógála, atá ina bhun. Cosaint ó bhaol súnámaí, a deir sé, de bharr athrú aeráide. Ach cé atá ag íoc as an togra fíorchostasach seo a bhfuil chuile dhuine ar an oileán ag obair air? Agus tá bean chéile Taim, Róisín, í féin ag tabhairt faoina mhacasamhail de thogra. An é gur bhuaigh duine éicint an Lotto?
A novel by Pádraig Standún. Satellite images reveal that an enormous wall is being built on a small coastal island in Ireland. The locals were aware of the big project but the national media wasn’t interested in the story until they heard that the wall could be seen from space. A local man who has returned to the island having spent years abroad working in big construction projects. He says that he is building the wall to protect the island in the event of a tsunami due to climate change. But is this the truth? Who is paying for this expensive project? It emerges that Taim’s wife Róisín is building another wall on the other side of the island. Has someone won the lotto?