Louise O'Neill: You can't have road rage when you live in a small town like Clonakilty

My partner and I are still looking for a house in Dublin. I want somewhere like home

Louise O'Neill, author. Photograph Moya Nolan

Here's something people never tell you about life in a small town — you can’t have road rage. When you’re living in the city, you can beep your horn when someone cuts into your lane without using their indicator, muttering “f**king idiot” under your breath, and then get on with your day.

If you do that in Clonakilty, you’ll quickly realise you’re both pulling into the same supermarket, avoiding eye contact as you wait in line to use the hand sanitiser.