[Leica] IMG: Dickie Harris and me

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Nathan, Lluis and Philippe. As for me looking cold, Lluis, the 
winds were blowing from Trump Tower which is about 5,000 kms away 
directly across the Atlantic. The best thing about being away was I 
didn't look at tv or an email for a few days.

Douglas


On 08/09/2017 08:48, Philippe wrote:
> Fun!
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> Amities
> Philippe
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>> Le 7 sept. 2017 à 02:45, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :
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>> We went on holiday for a few days to my brother's place in Kilkee, Co. Clare last weekend.
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>> One of the local heroes is the late actor Richard Harris - Camelot, A Man called Horse, Dumbledore in Harry Potter. etc., etc. - who won the Tivoli Cup for a record four years in a row from 1948 to 1951. The Cup is for racquetball and has been played for since 1935, while this local variant of racquetball - possibly the original - has been played here on the beach since the 19th century, and is reputed to have been codified for the first time in Kilkee. The games are held on the beach when the tide is out, and each summer, sections of the high sea wall are painted white and used as courts. Harris who was also a brilliant schools rugby player, apparently dominated all in his day, and his achievement has never been equalled.
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>> Harris who kept a house in Kilkee for most of his life, had a statue erected in his honour after his death. Personally, I don't think the statue does him justice as the resemblance is poor.
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>> Anyway, as it is on the side of the scenic cliff walk overlooking the Atlantic, it attracts all types - including old fat men. Here is one, being photo-bombed as his wife takes a photo of him. I have no idea who the child is.
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Kilkee+2017+Harris.jpg.html
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>> Douglas
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