The Martlet
By sean mcnulty
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The Portrush Flyer
I got to know Oran Berrills five years back during my first working year at the Examiner. When going up Forgall Terrace one day, I saw something drop...
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A Long Woman
Is that the Long Woman, Mam? I heard a wee boy say to his mother, referring to an old legend we could all at the very least half-remember. The Long...
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The Politician's Daughter
Ernest Gilgan began to eye up the life of an author when a film was released based on a book (in the romance genre) written by the daughter of a...
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To Go Completely Under
A Sudden Lavender ’s publication made headlines countrywide, and even garnered moderate attention far beyond our waters, with a rave review appearing...
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That's Dream Pop
The style of music we Irish seem perfectly attuned to is not the sombre ballad, or those racing jigs of our traditions, nor is it the country croon...
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Wellesian
‘You didn’t happen to accuse that woman inside of having incest with her brother?’ ‘Now, that’s going a bit far. I simply alluded to a hypothetical...
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Rodeo
I wondered what it was that had me aiming to please Oran. From the smashed Wolf Man mug to execution of a burglary, I had gone out of my way to keep...
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In Slumber
‘How did you come by it?’ I asked. ‘It came by me,’ answered Lavery. ‘Was here long before I set up shop. When the Jesuits ran the place. Ida’d...
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Antilogical Elements
Indeed I woke up stunned with a dozen or more guilts on my conscience, from those born of trivial violations I’d forgotten over the years to those...
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Rational Thinking Thing
I can report, dear reader, that my racist companion has enjoyed much success in the last month with her book DON’T BELIEVE THEM – ANYONE in which she...
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