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Emerald Isle Adventure

Part I: An Oaf in Cork City

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes
Oct 02, 2023
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this story’s destination: the Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland

Back in April, 2023, I visited Ireland for the first time to embark upon a 3-day hiking adventure with a childhood friend.

This is Part I of a 3-part story, wherein two old friends attempt to reconnect, only to be foiled by an objectionable, lonely man who’s on a much darker kind of adve…

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