Tag: country living
‘Adieu, adieu’ to a grey and unloved first month of year
Country Living with Francis Farragher
If, by chance, you’re reading this, you should now have survived our most depressing day of the year, namely last...
A time when flu claimed more casualties than the Great War
Country Living with Francis Farragher
I hope that I’m not tempting fate . . . and I did get the flu jab a couple of...
An ode of sorts to horn honkers and undertakers
Country Living with Francis Farragher
As we move through second week of January and at last there’s an extra chink of light returning to the...
Charting the course ahead for the challenges of 2019
Country Living with Francis Farragher
Well, it’s that time of year again, when the fool’s alphabetical guide to help you tiptoe your way through 2019...
One word that still frays the nerves of most Irish people
Country Living with Francis Farragher
I’m not sure whether it’s in our genes or whether it’s the legacy of Irish history from our primary school...
Too young to realise that this was pure happiness
Country Living with Francis Farragher
While on balance, Santa Claus has to be regarded as a good natured ‘ould sod’, talk of his imminent arrival...