Ask Audrey: My two-year-old wants to write a Valentine Card to his cousin back in Dingle
So would I. I appreciate that falling in love with your cousin is considered romantic below in Kerry. We actually have a different name for it here in Cork. That’s why people east of Ballyvourney try and find if someone is their cousin before hopping into bed with them Of course, that’s tricky, given that 57% of the locals here are called Murphy. (And 50% of Murphys are called Jerry or Sinéad.) My friend Cliona reckoned she had a clever way to spot a relation of hers. Before lobbing the gob with a boy she fancied, she’d ask if he had a crazy relation in Bandon called Noely. Guess what? Everyone in Cork has a crazy relation in Bandon called Noely. She nearly ended up joining the nuns. (Imagine!)
