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Shane O'Mara's avatar

Gosh. My home town. It's so damn wet; the rain from the Atlantic a constant in my youth. Rain, rain, rain. It's lovely when the sun shines. But the rain... I don't live there anymore, but visit regularly. It's sufficiently far from the capital that it has an independent cultural life of its own. And some brilliant bookshops (Charlie Byrne's in particular), and some great art galleries. And great food. And terrible traffic. And lots more. But the rain...

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

😂😂😂 I can only imagine! Hope I did it justice! (Even if I did neglect to include the rain!)

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Shane O'Mara's avatar

Wonderful piece to read - ty!

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Micah Elizabeth's avatar

Thoor Ballylee is on my list of places to see. I love Yeats. My favorite of his his poems is A Drinking Song, inspired by his unrequited love.

Wine comes in at the mouth

And love comes in at the eye;

That’s all we shall know for truth

Before we grow old and die.

I lift the glass to my mouth,

I look at you, and I sigh.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

🥹

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Nolan Yuma's avatar

“Galway is one of those cities where sound carries along the breeze like the faintest whisper of prayers you never said, muted but present." I felt this when I was there. Love this line.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Sometimes a sentence is like a breath of wind on your face

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Angie Kelly's avatar

I love a good myth and a city with a mythical origin story?? Even better.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Krakow has a really good one too. That one has a dragon

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Miles Kim's avatar

What a unique and enriching substack! So glad I found this.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Thank you!

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The Dancing Garden's avatar

My home! Enchanted and full of life.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Hope I did it justice!

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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

Ever wonder why many towns are planned around obelisks? This is where animals were found to heal, and why churches were built on these types of hills/ mounds, due to the regenerative magnetic field:

https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/the-1-emf-we-cant-shield

Love the cartography!

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Thanks, Roman!

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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

For sure! Thank you so much for your work.

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radicaledward's avatar

We spent part of our honeymoon in County Galway! A beautiful place, famous for its music.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Sounds lovely

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John's avatar

Wonderful. Thank you.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

You’re very welcome, John

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June Girvin's avatar

Lovely post. I've never been to Eire but those quotations make me feel as if I'm standing there in the soft rain.

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Always feel the pressure to make sure I pick the right ones to include - makes it even harder when I know the place and want to do it justice!

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perfectlight's avatar

in music (the best craic):

https://youtu.be/i3V-oXwCWL4

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Ed Sheeran has got nothing on that!

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perfectlight's avatar

he's still a baby, has to learn how to do it properly 😂

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Can you imagine the cahonies it must have taken to do jousting? I like to think I could have done it but I may be kidding myself

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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Hoping to explore a bit more of Ireland next year, have only really visited Dublin and Belfast before

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