The 2024 Winning Writer's Annual of Ireland's Own has two articles by me: one two-page piece on the literary lore of Dublin pubs, and a one-page article on Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, who coordinated Operation Pedro Pan. I bet you've never heard of him!
I enjoyed your article on the pubs. I've had the pleasure of visiting some of them and even though they can be full of tourists doing a literary pub crawl, they are still, for me, pubs full of character though maybe not 'characters'. There's something very satisfying (not sure that's the best word) about sitting in an old pub and having a pint and reading a book written by an author who may well have sat in that very seat while writing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Anastase. I didn't see this comment until now. I'm glad you read and liked the article. Yes, I completely agree with you about reading in pubs (especially books written by patrons) and "satisfying is exactly the word I'd use for it).
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