Denis Lehane: The return of Bobby Ewing ...in West Cork

A few years back, JR came looking for the very same thing. I should know because he called to me first, writes Farming columnist Denis Lehane.

American actor, director and producer Larry Hagman as 'JR Ewing'. JR was no angel, of course. If you recall, he was always up to his armpits in skulduggery. Picture: Frank Tewkesbury/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

I heard Bobby Ewing was in Cork recently looking for long-lost relatives.

His visit didn't surprise me in the least. A few years back, his big brother JR came looking for the very same thing. I should know because he called to me first.