Book Review: Put the Kettle On, The Irish Love Affair with Tea

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around about

“I can still recall the refreshing taste of tea during those times of heavy work”- Peter Brady

“The tea on the bog was the best of the lot”- Declan Egan

nostalgia

 “We don’t have many rituals any more…now the only welcoming ritual we have is to make a cup of tea for someone.” Mary McEvoy

Ritual

“It is so packed with meaning: a sense of comfort and care and a salve to a body unable to help itself.” -Maria Dowling

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