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By Sarah E. Murphy I was on a train from Rome to Cinque Terre when I learned about the tragedy in Port Clyde. While scrolling online in an effort to get an answer about a situation I was dealing with back home, I couldn’t escape the headlines and corresponding photos. “Beloved Maine businesses destroyed by…
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By Sarah E. Murphy Last Sunday, May 14, here in the United States, we celebrated Mother’s Day. As social media was flooded with posts in celebration of motherhood, all I could think about was Mary Teresa Collins, a woman with whom I recently connected on Facebook. Mary was born and grew up in Ireland, but…
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By James F. Murphy Jr. The following article, written by my late father, was originally published in The Boston Globe Travel section on December 3, 1995. Much like Ishmael in “Moby-Dick,” I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is damp, drizzly November in my soul, I head for Ireland. Ireland? At…


