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Turlough Ó Carolan's Farewell to Turlough Ó Maoláin
The Donegal and Derry Diary. The ninth and final part, though I’m hoping to be back there in 2027.
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My Perfect Zombie
Dallying in Donegal and dabbling in Derry. The penultimate of a fair few parts.
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Ardara Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Days and nights in dear old Donegal. Part seven of nine, probably.
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Our Little Owen Man
Becoming a grandfather’s such a doddle. I’ve done it three times now without even getting out of the armchair.
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Ooze Next?
Days and nights in dear old Donegal. Part six of nine, maybe ten, but certainly not eleven.
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The Troubles
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
During the Troubles in Ireland there were indeed different brands of Christians fighting each other but they weren’t fighting over religion. The problems in the North always have been about the lack of civil rights of the Catholic / Nationalist...
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That gardener
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Ah you made me do LOLs multiple times. And I too am a perverted gardener, but I love the hot sunny days, as long as I'm allowed a siesta. I expect the professionals aren't allowed that luxury. Poor you!
2013 was a long time before my time...
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Ignorance
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
I wish I knew the answer Kat, but I'm not sure there is one.
It's something that's always gone on but it seems to have become significantly worse in the last ten years, stoked up by social media access to the hate speech of the likes of...
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Two Tribes
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
"War breaks out and nobody turns up..."
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Lambeg
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Exactly Kat!
If only our villagers had actually met an Indian family.
My elderly mother would never eat 'Paki food' when she came to our house so we'd tell her it was Malaysian and then she'd be fine with it. And then she...
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Immigraniada
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Thank you very much.
You're right about that word migrant. I'm a migrant and so are the people on the boats fleeing war and famine. Skin pigmentation is the key feature that sets us apart. And then there are the migrants here who try to...
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Happy Mondays
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026
I've already done that but I wrote it in Bulgarian. It's called I Don't Like Ponedelniks.
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You say Latina, I say Latino. etc.
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026
Don’t go telling anybody, Kat, but the story is probably about 60% autobiographical. I changed only my name to protect the innocent.
I’ll adjust my Valparaíso Latina toot sweet. Thanks for pointing out my error.
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The funny thing about working in IT
Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2026
It’s twenty-one years since I left my IT job so I may qualify as an old IT-er but I still had to do a bit of Googling to get your joke. Nice one though!
I can’t think of anything funny from my time in IT except when my boss was losing an...
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Was it a Norwegian Blue?
Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2026
How on earth did your cat manage to get hold of a parrot? They’re almost as big as a cat so not easy to trap, and I’d imagine they’re a rare commodity in rural England. I feel very sorry for the poor parrot but fair play to the cat. Might it have...
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