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Bemoaning loss of innocence in a sport driven by big bucks

Country Living with Francis Farragher I’m not big into trying to resolve the huge issues of the world like wars, c...

Everyone to their own job as we all strive for survival

Country Living with Francis Farragher Like most people with the passing of years, when in vacant or pensive mood, ...

Long gone are the days of penance and sacrifice

Country Living with Francis Farragher THE year 2022 seems to be freewheeling along at an alarmingly fast rate with...

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Changing times in that trawl for a perfect mate

Country Living with Francis Farragher There’s an old country saying of: “When God made them, he matched them,” and often one not used in a compl...

Learning to accept the stones alongside the fancy diamonds

Country Living with Francis Farragher There’s a ‘not-so-old’ country ballad that I occasionally have a go at singing when the ‘next-up’ call is ...

A look back at the troubled life and times of Jim Crow

Country Living with Francis Farragher It’s funny at times how one little suggestion or mention of something unusual can trigger off a whole cycl...

Recalling strange times that ‘shook up’ our lives

Country Living with Francis Farragher THE other day while doing another of those clear-outs of old documents that are well past their sell-by-da...

Good to be young again even for only two hours

Country Living with Francis Farragher OKAY, so I must admit to being one of the approximately 400,000 ‘Paddies’ who made the trek or pilgrimage ...

No choice in the matter as we all continue to dream on

Country Living with Francis Farragher I suppose that it really is something that shouldn’t bother me, but of late, I’ve made a very conscious de...


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Bemoaning loss of innocence in a sport driven by big bucks
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