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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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