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Back in 2001, just before I left Alaska and the USA to return to Ireland, I took a last-minute whirlawind tour of the south. Along
And my heart missed a beat…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to own my own place. Over the years, the ‘place’ in question has moved from a

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