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In a yellow house on sparkling Dublin Bay, I stay until I belong. (Destinations).

From: National Catholic Reporter  |  Date: 4/12/2002  |  Author: McCarty, Patty

Funny thing about Ireland. Lots of people go there. And go again and again. The island is small -- about one-third the size of Kansas. But there's lots to see, and you can't see it all in a week or two. That wasn't what I Wanted to do anyway.

I wanted to stay somewhere until I felt I was part of the place. Some may think that sounds as much fun as watching paint dry, but it was what I wanted.

On my only Other trip to Ireland 10 years ago -- a time when I did circle the ...

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