In his 2007 book"Beyond the Pale",Donal Hickey recounts the story of Anna Bourke of Clare,who at the age of five score still enjoyed her smoke and tipple.This farmers widow and mother of ten had it sussed and was more perceptive than all the academics ,commentators ,economists and financial know alls in the Country put together.
"Money is too easy to earn now.Some can't handle it.it's only leading to trouble."
This was at the height of the Celtic Tiger.
Hard to beat education in the University of Life.
I don't know whether this lady is still alive .I hope she is.
Of course were she to get sick and have to go to Hospital now the Health Taliban and schoolyard bullies would deny her a smoke in the grounds of many Hospitals and humiliate her for smoking."For her own good."
Arrogant fascists.
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