Several years after my birth in Cambridge, and to my disappointment at the time, my parents emigrated to Ireland. We departed Liverpool, destined for Dublin in the 1950’s on a steamship – the MV Munster. Owned by B&I (British & Irish Steamship Company), the MV Munster essentially was a cattle ship. It was said by many that the cattle in…
In spring 1976, I relocated south to Cork City. My mode of transport – a bright yellow, Ford Capri. Located on the picturesque south-eastern coast of Ireland – one hundred and sixty miles from Dublin, Cork is the second city in the Republic of Ireland. But don’t say that to the locals. Whereas Dublin undoubtedly has an Anglo-Irish atmosphere, the…
