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Brigid and Patrick: Ireland’s Alter Egos

By Edythe Preet, Contributor
April / May 2006

April 1, 2006 by 1 Comment

A thought has been nagging at me for weeks now. I've wrapped my mental faculties round and round it, attempting to convince myself it's just my imagination, but try as I might, it simply won't go away. So here goes: As far as I can determine, the U.S. and Ireland are the only two countries in the world that have alter egos. Before you decide I've gone totally off the deep end, … [Read more...] about Brigid and Patrick: Ireland’s Alter Egos

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