House hopping Nancy feels at home

MOVING house is reputed to be the second most stressful thing in life — after divorce — so Nancy Claxton deserves to be frazzled after upping sticks 32 times in the last 20 years.

But despite spending about $35,000 (€26,600) on moving costs alone during that time, the Irish-American native of Chicago is relaxed about her lot and enjoying her home at Knocknacarra, just outside Galway city, where she lives with her husband, Marcel, and baby son, Alexander.

“I keep thinking any day now I’m going to feel it’s time to leave Galway, but it hasn’t happened yet, after nine months,” the 38-year-old said.