‘Tis officially the season, folks – this year’s issue of the Holly Bough has landed in Cork, with a modern touch this year…
…with cover art from Marvel artist and Corkonian Will Sliney, portraying, among others, Michael O’Regan, the famous Patrick Street Echo Boy, slinging papers on the city’s main thoroughfare for over 50 years.
Crossword entries are pouring in already.
In fairness.
This morning.
Annexbis writes:
Always first with the Cork news, as you are, you may wish to know that the [Cork Evening Echo’s] ‘Holly Bough’ [perennial yule-tide langer staple] is out. Bit early?
Last Year: Bough Selecta
This morning.
Anne writes:
The Holly Bough (Xmas magazine from the Evening Echo people): Guaranteed Christmas nostalgia glow for every broadsheet reader from Cork. Will mean nothing to Dubliners but what cares broadsheet for that tiny minority of its readers.
The Holly Bough is in the shops and, for Cork people, all is suddenly a little more right with the world.
— Dave Hannigan (@daveyhannigan) November 7, 2013
…until this arrives.
Now with extra urchins.
