Back in the day, composers and songwriters of popular music often gained inspiration from the names of trains and railways. This was particularly so in America where many popular pieces such as The Chattanooga Choo-Choo, which according to the song departed Pennsylvania Station, New York, on Track 29 at about a quarter to four each day.
Monday, 6 November, 2014 was a smashing Autumn day, with the sun shining, despite the night before being rough with high winds. I was threatening for many years to visit the Martello Tower in Howth because during my working lifetime I had an interest in radio and all things associated with this means of broadcasting, and this was my opportunity.
In time, everything changes. On my first visit to Cobh in the 1970’s it was like stepping back in time. I thought it a wonderful place, but whatever it had been it certainly was not that any longer.
