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Susan Kinane, a self-published author, at Arigna Mining Experience to deliver her memoir: The Folks On The Hill this week. The e-book canopy captures the good looks of the domain: Lough Allen, surrounded by Roscommon and Leitrim, however, what the story is about and what brought Dub here. We asked Susan this and other questions and she was happy to explain.
So what brought you here? Well, in the early 80s, as a young couple, we lived in Blanchardstown, a suburb of Dublin, and occasionally spent holiday weekends in the area. Stay at McGuires Rent-an-Irish-Cottage or Paschal Mooney’s. mom in Drumshanbo. We enjoyed the outdoor life and found the hike here to be smart no matter the weather. After a while, we stopped coming to Portugal to get some sun. We put the paintings down a bit and have the idea of a country house.
Our herbal inclination was to return to Leitrim as we enjoyed it and it was just a short drive from Dublin. So in 1999 we bought our adorable cottage in Crosshill and, as far as we were concerned, we had reached gold.
Did you have other ties to the region? We are Dubs via and the only rural blood of us is a little splash of Wexford and Tipperary blood.
But to be fair to you from the moment we arrived, we felt at home and the neighbors and friends we made here couldn’t do enough for us. , if our delight has anything to say, I would say: go ahead.
So what made you make the decision to write an ebook about it?I guess, like a lot of other Covid people, we were pretty small and had a lot of free time. Since I’ve been retired, I’ve read a lot about Covid. I reached a level where my deficient brain was full of killer mysteries that I felt I couldn’t read another line. So I stopped reading and started remembering the other people and incidents of our time with the cabin.
One memory borrowed another and so on. I wrote them down and before I knew it, I had accumulated enough for a small book. It’s a fun look at ourselves and the 15 years we’ve spent there, but the most important component is welcome. We’ve won from everyone we’ve met and the friendships we’ve made.
Why did you leave and how did you feel about it?There’s no doubt, but it’s the hardest resolution we’ve ever had to make. When we bought the country house, we were just over forty years old, childless and looking for a project.
The cottage and the surrounding land were the best for us. Gerry exceptionally gifted with his hands and can entrust them with most of the renovation and maintenance of the cottage. Our stay at the Casa de Campo was more about relaxing and some responsibilities were starting to take longer.
As we approached retirement, we planned to split our time between Ireland and Portugal over the winter. So, for about two years, we debated the features and reluctantly opted for Dublin/Portugal.
It was never going to be a simple solution as we enjoyed Crosshill and our neighbours there, however we had to maintain the cabin during the winter and it just didn’t work.
There were many tears when the resolution was made and even now, when we meet again with the neighbors, we feel that we have left a part of us here.
I don’t think I would ever feel the same way when I left Dublin.
Thank you Susan for the chat and we wish you and Gerry as productive as possible and hope the eebook goes well. The eebook can be purchased at Arigna Mining Experience, Mulvey’s, The Reading Room and Trinity Rare eebooks Carrick or www. buytheeebook. ie.
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