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Irish religion

Links in the Chain

By Cormac McConnell, Contributor
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Being Irish? Is being a clannish islander with all the good and all the bad that comes of that. Is being pagan and spiritual at the same time, in the same bone marrow, with all the good and all the bad that comes of that. Is not knowing how different you are until you meet the other islanders of all the world. Is being sad and happy in the one minute, changeable as … [Read more...] about Links in the Chain

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