The best Irish stories are often about death. My grandfather stole his own funeral
Britain imposed a 20 per cent import duty on all goods from the Free State in response. The late Micheál O'Leary: 'The land here wouldn’t fatten cattle at all'This was the time that Micheál remembered as the English, in his words, “starving” the Irish. [ Diarmaid Ferriter: Fledgling Free State faced challenges on many fronts after Civil WarOpens in new window ]Some of Micheál’s best stories were about death. When my grandfather died, many decades of inflation later, Fagan honoured the deal. Before I could get back, Micheál O’Leary died.
Source: The Irish Times November 23, 2025 12:02 UTC
