McCarthy’s Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland
Author: Pete McCarthy
“It was half past five in the morning as I lurched through the front door of the B&B. Mrs. O’Sullivan appeared just in time to see me pause to admire the luminous Virgin holy water stand with integral night-light, and knock it off the wall. Politely declining the six rounds of ham sandwiches on the tray she was holding, I edged gingerly along the hallway to the wrong bedro….Read More
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