I thought for a moment that I had made up a new word but I knew I had not. I had used it before but I wanted a precise definition. I reached for “The Times” dictionary but it was not there, I went into the next room and picked up “Collins” and it was not there either. The word was… (more…)
For the last week now we have been surrounded by water. We live in an enclave of 10 houses built six years ago at the height of the Celtic Tiger on land people refused to venture on because of its tendency to remain under water for much of the time. Mr. Gallagher, our builder, who served his time in the… (more…)