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Screen Shot 2013-02-26 at 11.21.00Don’t let the hoodie and the smile fool you.

“Seminars in UCD with third-year students on the meaning of a republic in the early 1920s. A latecomer, who said she couldn’t get parking, temporarily interrupts spirited contributions. She lives in Milltown, a 10-minute walk away. The mind boggles.”

Historian Diarmaid Ferriter, there.

Fair point though, in fairness.

Or puritan, de Valera-ian petulance.

YOU decide.

Diarmaid Ferriter (My Education Week, Irish Times)

UPDATE:

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Walking route. Estimated time: 28 minutes.
Screen Shot 2013-02-26 at 11.56.07Driving route: Estimated time: 10 minutes.

(Google Maps)

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