A little bit of Malarkey on St Patrick’s Day

On one day each year we
makeover, paint our faces
wear funny hats
and indiscreetly
relax completely

Bells ring Changes in Our Town

easy to forget that without priests and nuns of all faiths in the mid nineteenth century, there were no great organisations to administer the welfare

small town definitions

…while the meek gaped
and the brave were
besieged.