Highways and Byways

Highways and Byways

by | Mar 8, 2017 | Notes

Highways and Byways A single walk in straight line The sea is calm enough, a little bit of breeze but not the kind of blaster to blow the cod inshore. He’s been here since 6.30am and now it’s early afternoon. I’ve had a few nibbles, nothing much, he says, but I really...
A Yearning For Some Place Else

A Yearning For Some Place Else

by | Mar 5, 2016 | Notes

A Yearning For Some Place Else In Gaelic, the surname Quigley comes from Ó Coigligh, meaning ‘unkempt hair’ – or in some varieties ‘an untidy person’. It originates in County Mayo, where the Quigleys managed to stay long after the Norman Invasion. They were less...
On the Black Sea coast

On the Black Sea coast

by | Nov 18, 2015 | Notes

At the Tbilisi airport the passport control officer looks carefully through my documents. She can see there are several entry and exit stamps for Georgia over this last year. She makes polite enquiries. You have been here many times. Do you like Georgia? May I ask...