A cottage above Donegal

When you come into a village in Northern Ireland more than once you know everyone you want to know, and everyone who wants to know you.

Once known you'll either be left alone or invited in, according to longstanding custom or spur-of-the-moment enthusiasm.

Thought in Ireland is shadowy and feeling is the silhouette of thought. The people of Northern Ireland walk up hills until the sun goes down; then they disappear into a cottage made of single-cut stone, with skylights being the modern addition.