And finally our favourite piece of estate agent's guff:

Beside the rivering waters of, as James Joyce would have it. The rushing gurgling weir and broad tranquil sweep of the Liffey in the green valley of Chapelizod will inspire you too.

Sherry FitzGerald wins again with this extract from an advertisement for a two-bedroom house at Weirview, Chapelizod.

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