Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
Ireland
Joined myLot 11 years ago
An Irishman who has called many places home, enjoys whiskey in moderation and reads Dostoyevsky frequently.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
22 Mar
Our last night in Donegal was not the quiet Sunday evening we hoped for but it wasn’t a complete washout either.
We had a meal at a highly renowned pub out in the wilds that is famous as a traditional music venue. I’ll not name...
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
17 Mar
I’m off on the trot again. As I write that I’m suddenly aware that I may be giving my readers a false impression, “on the trot” being a euphemism for diarrhoea, and I have no such affliction, currently, and intend keeping it that...
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8 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
17 Mar
Oh joy. I found a restaurant today where everything was to my taste and exceeded my expectations. Even using the bathroom was a treat and I’m not even a woman.
The place is in the city of Chester and even though it is pricey I’d...
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7 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
16 Mar
When I hear the nonsense bandied about concerning Ireland at this time of year I despair. I also wonder about the veracity of the information that reaches me regarding other countries: surely it’s not just Ireland that suffers...
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10 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
13 Mar
I was in Buxton today, a town just an hour’s train ride from Manchester. And it was freezing cold. We like Buxton, but are dismayed that it’s quaint little tea shops where home made cakes and pastries are served have been all but...
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10 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
10 Mar
I rarely order takeaway food because it’s never very nice, but I relented this evening because we’re going away tomorrow and I am just too busy to cook.
It was a disaster. I ordered a selection of items from an Indian takeaway,...
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6 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
8 Mar
Retirement has given me more time to address dilemmas heretofore left to simmer because of the pressures of a busy life. Just tonight I revisited an old chestnut that perhaps you too are wrestling with, and if that is the case I’d...
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6 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
5 Mar
Today’s squally rain has chased me along the coast to Islandmagee to take refuge in the only cafe in a 50 mile radius to make decent coffee. It’s not every member of staff that turns out the perfect brew but Phelim’s on today and...
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8 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
4 Mar
I can’t sleep. I’ve done all my puzzly things and I’ve read a few chapters of Valérie Perrin. I’ve done a few lessons on Duolingo and can now tell a waiter that I would like moussaka and red wine in perfect Greek. I’ve checked the...
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9 people
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14414)
• Ireland
4 Mar
With international air travel being so disrupted right now it’s not a good time to be planning trips that involve flying anywhere. Although it’s just places like Dubai, Tel Aviv, Kuwait etc that are more or less at a stand still,...
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