One of the few benefits of our recent lockdown during Covid restrictions is that people all over the country get to discover some of our country’s beautiful and historic buildings. One recent trip to the village of Grange in County Tipperary brought this author in contact with the historic Wellington Tower.
Monday morning had arrived, it was the beginning of a new week. Ryan entered the County council offices with the human stream of people who worked there. He floated through the entrance as if he was log being carried along by a river.
Situated on the south side of our neighbour’s hill field, the culleen – from the Irish word coillín, a little wood – was a fascinating place. In contrast to the straight lines of whitethorn hedges on either side, it spread in an irregular mass like a miniature jungle.
