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Glanquin

Glanquin

where nothing really happens untoward, then swiftly does,

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Jul 04, 2023
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This piece evokes many days over the years in the kitchen and on the mountain at Glanquin farm in the heart of the Burren, in County Clare. A love poem to the place and to all who reside there.

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GLANQUIN

The best days at Glanquin might be the ones
where nothing really happens untoward, 
then swiftly does, a day when the rain beats 
just a little against …

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