If you have lived somewhere in Ireland beyond the borders of Cork then you will be familiar with a Christmastime sidle, a stealthy approach which occurs at roughly the same point in December every year.
Whether soi-disant sophisticate or avowed Neanderthal, all outlanders are fascinated with one of Cork’s long-standing Christmas traditions. Eventually their curiosity gets the better of them, and they just can’t hold out any longer.
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