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Across the pub a man slips off his barstool. His steps are soft as he inches closer. He heard me ask the bartender about the Copithorne name. “Copithorne, you say? You’re asking about the Copithornes?” The deep wrinkles on his face almost hide his gentle eyes. He’s never left this 20-house town, I think, andContinue reading “FIND ME IN WHITEGATE”

Now it’s the reflection of the streetlights on the dark, rain-soaked road of Lisdoonvarna that come to mind from that first night. There’s also the calming feeling from the silence before the faint notes of the festival’s band float by us. Kirsten is walking beside me on our way to the pub. We’ve been onContinue reading “LOVE IN COUNTY CLARE”