Come Here To Me!

Lucan in ye olde times.

I keep getting it wrong.

It’s Taiwan, not Thailand.Josef Fritzl went on holidays to Thailand, and Taiwan is an island that is an economic powerhouse and home to many multinational corporations and banks. A good friend is off there for a year or so soon, and he’s not the only one at the table tonight off on an adventure.

Two are heading Stateside. In true Irish fashion, they’re in the pub the night before flying out. There’s a sort of ‘last supper’ feeling to all this, as by the time those two return from America, my other friend will be settling into life in Thailand. Sorry, Taiwan. He’ll be settling into life in Taiwan. Another friend is determined to go one better than that, and is off to Ghana. I’ve no plans of leaving west Dublin for the forseeable future, so this is a surreal night.

We’ve had a few here but. In fact, Kenny’s has almost been adopted as our ‘meet up place’, a group of close secondary school comrades too stubborn to move on and talk to anyone in college. Why would you? We know and trust each other enough. Lucan village boasts several pubs, but we fell for this one.

The pints, it could be them. A table of seasoned Guinness drinkers, all here are more familiar with city centre classic spots like Mulligan’s for a good pint. These are near unfaultable however, and consistent. A few of the more neutral Guinness drinkers tend to follow us here onto the black stuff, which is always a good sign.

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