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Anthony Coyne
tical at frink.nuigalway.ie
Thu Apr 25 04:15:15 CDT 2002
terrance wrote:
>Of course only an Irish author could say that.
>and most of them, come to think of it, said something like it.
>Hey, if all the Irish Milkmaids are like Joyce's, who wouldn't think the
>grass, well the grass can't be greener anyplace else, but....the wine
>sweeter, the air healthier, the streets cleaner, the landlords kinder
>gentler less prone to murder and bloody Sundays.....
but its different with beckett because he was always an outsider due to the
fact he was protestant - the reason he was so miserable is because when he was
young he loved cricket and wanted to play for ireland - but ireland have a
rubbish cricket team! (english sport)
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