How to have a Cork Christmas — wherever you are this year

If you can't be in Cork this year then the Holly Bough, spiced beef, and Tanora are just some things that might bring Cork to you

The windows of Brown Thomas are decked out to the nines and the Christmas lights are twinkling overhead. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

“Echo… Holly Bough, Echo… Echo… Holly Bough, Echo…”

You can’t help but be transported by those words. In your mind, was it David Hogan’s chant outside the GPO you heard? Or perhaps you were rubbing your hands against the cold on Pana as you heard Michael O’Regan’s booming voice? Either way, you were in the heart of Cork city at the most magical time of year: Christmas.