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Pity the linguistic summersaults required of a debutant postman finding his feet in the baronies of Magunihy and Truhanacmy. In a corner of the Kingdom where an address can vault vowels into an alphabetical foxtrot, imagine the mental dexterity required for correct mail delivery on the byways and boreens of Tooreennahone, Tooreennascarty, Tooreennasliggaun and Tooreennastooka. A few miles in any direction across those Kerry hills and said postie will need keen eyes to distinguish Rossacroobeg from Rossacroonaloo, not to mention the differing geographic joys between Mweennalaa, Cappyantanvally...

Heartbreak of man's 30-year search for his half-sibling “I’ve always returned to it every few months. It’s always been lurking in the back of my head” Updated Something has been gnawing at John O’Donovan for 30 years. The civil engineer was extremely close to his dad Jeremiah, who died a week before John’s 17 birthday, buried alive in a freak work accident. Seven years later, something strange happened. John was drinking in a Leicester pub when a man asked him: “Do you have anything to do with your dad’s other family, in Bristol?” John had no idea what those words meant, but...

Places of worship offered as Covid vaccination centres A spokesperson for the HSE said it is considering the options when it comes to mass vaccination centres. St Fin Barre's Cathedral Cork. The Diocese of Cork and Ross said they have previously advised the HSE locally that the diocese will offer whatever support may be appropriate. Picture: Gerard McCarthy  Fri, 22 Jan, 2021 - 06:30 Ryan O’Rourke A number of religious organisations have offered their places of worship as potential vaccination centres, should they be needed. A spokesperson for The Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland offere...