Ireland

Hitting heads

Aug 23rd, 2010 | By Ian Poulton | Category: Ireland

Passing the estate for the first time in a while, it seemed quiet.  Back in the ‘90s it had a name for rowdy behaviour and violent incidents, though sometimes I wondered if the reputation was deserved. Doing a hospital chaplain’s round for a colleague who was away on holiday, I once met a man from the estate.  He sat in a chair beside a bed, his head heavily bandaged.  “How are you?”

“Not good”.

“You’re living down in the estate – is it quiet there these days?”

“Quiet! Quiet! How…