Money poured in on him, fame poured in on him; he flashed, comet- like, through the world of literature, and he was more amused than interested by the stir he was making.

When I was translating for her interviews with English journalists, she spoke at length without stopping for me.

The centre of Cork, recovered from marshes in medieval times, is virtually an island, bounded on either side by the brown waters of the River Lee.

Millions of gallons of water are kept back by the dam.