Category Archives: Ennis

Gearóid Iarla and Ennis

Posted on September 17, 2017 by ucronin

In Inis an Laoigh in mid-bay, in Clonroad of the kings, listening to the gurgling of streams, I have been for two months.   These were my three kinds of music: the playing of O’Brien’s harp while drinking beer, the … Continue reading →

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Turnpike

Posted on July 25, 2016 by ucronin

In the cavernous darkness of snug, among the forest of dark brown bar stools, beside the shadowy hearth in which a low peat fire smoldered wandered a little boy; Sniffing the sweet-and-sour smell of stale beer, fingering sodden beer mats … Continue reading →

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Coll-die and doodie-baa

Posted on November 23, 2014 by ucronin

Here’s two words for you now, chosen not because of any similarity in meaning but because they are both double-barrelled and pronounced in the same way, with the stress placed on the second part of each pair: doodie-baa and coll-die. These may … Continue reading →

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Short Story: Townies, Part III of III

Posted on August 17, 2014 by ucronin

Mikey Heavey’s people were also old townies, but their history in our town was of a diametrically opposite kind to that of the boys’ family. For as far back as anyone could remember the Heavey name had been associated with … Continue reading →

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Short Story: Townies, Part II of III

Posted on August 10, 2014 by ucronin

In spite of being one of the town’s most prominent businessmen and coming from one of its oldest and most respected families — members of the boys’ entire extended family were widely and admiringly referred to as “old townies” by … Continue reading →

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