Youghal

Pete and I had said that if we missed our friends, we’d try to find each other in a small town called Youghal, that’s pronounced like a southern American would say “y’all.”

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Sadly I see some of the all familiar signs that harder drugs are being used in Youghal which is leading to more and more violent crime on our streets as we have all been aware off and unfortunately some have experienced firsthand.

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As a small boy growing up in the ancient town of Youghal in East County Cork in Ireland in the 1950s, I used to visit the house of my nanny, Kitty Lee, on Church Street.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

As a small boy growing up in the ancient town of Youghal in East County Cork in Ireland in the 1950s, I used to visit the house of my nanny, Kitty Lee, on Church Street.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

This always embarrassed me, as I had come across the word “asylum” solely in the context of “mental asylum,” one of which was built on a hill overlooking Youghal and was known locally as “the mental.”

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

This always embarrassed me, as I had come across the word “asylum” solely in the context of “mental asylum,” one of which was built on a hill overlooking Youghal and was known locally as “the mental.”

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

According to Father O'Neill—the new parish priest, recently arrived from Youghal, the home of fine carpets—“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish, and the tyranny of evil men...”

meg's christmas story prompt James Claffey 2011

I walked in her funeral down the main street in Youghal, the town in County Cork where she lived.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

I walked in her funeral down the main street in Youghal, the town in County Cork where she lived.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

My heart was pounding in my ears as I read the sign for the village of Youghal.

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