A commemoration to honour the protagonist of a memoir, written by a Scotsman who lived in Ireland for 10 years during the 1930s, was held at St Patrick’s churchyard, near Powerscourt estate, in Enniskerry on Sunday, November 27.
Anyone who has ever spent any time with a toddler will know, first-hand, that “no” is very likely to be one of their favourite words when they’re saying it, that is. If it’s uttered by anyone else, it’s often a cause for emotional upheaval: tears, tantrums, the works. But why?