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Sat 04 Apr 2010Brought to book
What better way to escape than to go for a book-club weekend at a country house, with a spot of leisurely activity thrown in, writes GEMMA TIPTON
Monaghan is one of Ireland’s Cinderella counties and, despite his towering reputation, Patrick Kavanagh possibly did it no favours. The view from my bedroom window at Hilton was of rolling fields being gently grazed by sheep, ancient oaks and beeches, and fluffy white clouds against a blue, blue sky. No stony grey soil in sight; instead magical misty mornings turned into bright days, and all green and gorgeous.
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