A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

Bye for now

Sir, – Further to Frank McNally’s “A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes” (An Irishman’s Diary, September 30th), ”I’ll let you go.” – Yours, etc,

FIONNUALA WALSH,

Galway.

Sir, – “If I don’t see you round, I’ll see you square.” – Yours, etc,

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MICHAEL CULLEN,

Sandycove,

Co Dublin.

Sir, – “Sure you’ll be back in no time at all”, I remember my father saying to my favourite uncle as he headed back to Luton after the summer holidays with us.

It was the late 1950s, I was a child of five or six, Luton might as well be on the moon and I thought “no time” meant never, all the more asserted by the “at all” annex. I was distraught. – Yours, etc,

MICHAEL GANNON,

Kilkenny.

Sir, – “‘Tis you ‘tis you must go and I must bide.” – Yours, etc,

FERGUS MADDEN,

Goatstown,

Dublin 14.

Sir, – “Here’s your coat, what’s the hurry.” – Yours, etc,

TOM CLARKE,

Ayrfield,

Dublin 13.

Sir, – “Drop in anytime – just ring first.” – Yours, etc,

EUGENE TANNAM,

Firhouse,

Dublin 24.

Sir, – “Have yiz no home to go to?” – Yours, etc,

MARY BYRNE,

Dublin 8.

Sir, – “Are you still here?” – Yours, etc,

BRIAN CULLEN,

Rathfarnham,

Dublin 16.