Mo Laethanta Saoire

Mo Laethanta Saoire

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<p>Alice Taylor at her home in Innishannon Co Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

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Mo Laethanta Saoire: Holidaying with Nana in Ballybunion, by Alice Taylor

In the latest of our summer-themed series, Alice Taylor recalls fond memories of trips to the Kerry town involving seaweed baths, and fun at the Merries, all involving the beloved matriarch of the family

<p>Innishannon author Alice Taylor. Picture: Denis Boyle</p>

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Mo Laethanta Saoire: Alice Taylor recalls a trip to Lough Derg that wasn't the holiday she expected

The idea of holiday on a lake island on a picturesque lake in the west of Ireland may have sounded idyllic to a young Alice Taylor - the reality turned out to be quite different

<p>'They had visited me in London when I lived there, but nothing could have prepared them for an Irish summer.' Picture: Denis Minihane.</p>

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Mo Laethanta Saoire: Disha Bose on when her Indian parents visited her in Ireland

When the Cork-based writer showed her mother and father around Ireland, the summer staples of high prices, changeable weather and delicious 99s were all part of the experience

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Ashgrove Cottage, by Jamie O'Connell

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Mo Laethanta Saoire: Ashgrove Cottage, by Jamie O'Connell

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Billy O'Callaghan recalls getting too close to a pride of lions in Africa

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Mo Laethanta Saoire: Billy O'Callaghan recalls getting too close to a pride of lions in Africa

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Cónal Creedon pays homage to his ancestral home of Inchigeelagh

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Mo Laethanta Saoire: Cónal Creedon pays homage to his ancestral home of Inchigeelagh

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Up In Smoke, by Billy O'Callaghan

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Up In Smoke, by Billy O'Callaghan

In the latest of our series of summer-themed reads, Billy O'Callaghan takes us to Bonfire Night in Cork in 1984

Mon, 24 Aug, 2020

Dunamase castle ruins

Mo Laethanta Saoire: A tale of adventure in an old theme park

In the latest of our series of summer-themed reads, emerging Cork author Louise Hegarty spins a tale of adventure in an old theme park

Mon, 17 Aug, 2020

Mo Laethanta Saoire: A love letter in the Midsummer

Mo Laethanta Saoire: A love letter in the Midsummer

In the latest of our summer reads, Cork author Danny Denton offers a short story set in his home city

Sun, 02 Aug, 2020

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Danielle McLaughlin on the joys of caravans

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Danielle McLaughlin on the joys of caravans

The latest of our Laethanta Series of summer reads has the Cork author reflecting on happy days and stormy nights in Ardmore and beyond

Sun, 26 Jul, 2020

ballybunion castle ruins with surfers

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Ballybunion and the Big Brown Suitcase

The latest of our summer-themed reads features Alice Taylor's memories of family holidays in Co Kerry

Mon, 20 Jul, 2020

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Conal Creedon's happy memories of Beara

Mo Laethanta Saoire: Conal Creedon's happy memories of Beara

In the first of our new series of summer-themed pieces, Conal Creedon recalls a childhood visitto his uncle in West Cork

Sun, 12 Jul, 2020

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