'An infrequent conversation between fans of music, some of it long-lost’
Fanning Sessions My mother died almost one year ago and my family will mark that first anniversary as she’d have wanted: a quiet mass for the handful, a decent feed afterwards and then a long trade of general tittle-tattle during which we’ll remind ourselves of the quirks that set her apart and the exacting standards... Continue Reading →
On her birth cert and on her death cert, my mother is referred to by her actual name, Margaret, even though she was known all of her life as Joan. This kind of carry-on wasn’t entirely uncommon during the country’s formative years - she was born as the Irish Free State became The Republic of Ireland –... Continue Reading →
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