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A Year in Brocante 3: Blocks and Moulds

  This collage of printing blocks and moulds began with some pieces I picked up in the Markets in Belfast in 1978-80ish. They would have been relics of the linen trade in the city, where my sister (the Elder) was … Continue reading



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The €25,000 bottle of whiskey

  In March 2006 we were invited to a St Patrick’s Day party by Anglo Irish Bank in Geneva.   The guest speaker was Tim Pat Coogan, former Editor of the Irish Press.  It was a swell affair in a swanky … Continue reading



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