Jennifer Horgan: The magic of cousins — aren't we truly blessed to have them?
My wish this week is for young cousins of Ireland to build joyful memories together this summer, memories they will treasure in later life
How many children are spending time right now in the company of their cousins, I wonder? How many are sharing a week or two on an Irish beach or abroad? Picture: iStock
On some nights it was Billy Joel’s 'Piano Man'. We’d cycle the Kerry path together, one of us on either side of its grassy middle, singing our nearly-teenage hearts out, craning our necks to gulp the white stars against the black, dark, salty air.
On other nights it was En Vogue’s 'Don’t Let Go'. The Kerry wildlife no doubt scarpered. Talented singers we were not and more than a few dud notes would have lashed those innocent ditches.
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