This goes out, in particular, to anyone who’s going home to a rural town in Ireland for Christmas.
RTÉ’s The Today Show with Maura and Daithí have shared this wonderful poem from the actor and writer Séamus O’Rourke, a salute to the smaller towns of Ireland over Christmas.
Simple, profound and funny, it captures what Christmas means to people up and down the country perfectly.
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