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She wrote back ‘To rerave sins amidst the worldly revelry’

‘God loves revelry He told ain, and Deirdre turned around, reaching back to snatch the progralared at her as the priest finished the uing Brigid Connor

Christmas Eve dinner in Wicklow consisted of a turkey and all the traditional foods Sinead prepared to go along with it It was the first Christmas Carwyn had spent in Wicklow in over twenty years He usually went somewhere warmer for the holidays, but Ioan and Deirdre had been pleased to welco with him, was thrilled as well Several of Ioan and Deirdre’s own children had also come with their mates, so the faht his eye over the turkey and nodded toward the door Carwyn nodded back They would go hunting for so after the huathered around the fireplace in the faifts, and Caras iid and ive this to you for years"

Ioan snickered froe "Oh, Sinead That fills rave fear, I cannot lie"

Sinead went back to her seat laughing, and Carwyn looked for Brigid She was sht He wracked his brain, but he couldn’t think of a single tih Well, that was just like a challenge, wasn’t it?

Carwyn shoved the thought fro his present As he lifted away the tissue paper, he roared in laughter "Sinead! Where did you find it?"

"Brigid had to order it on the internet for , tears strea from her eyes "I’d say she picked out the best one"

Carwyn held up the shirt for the rooroan In the history of Hawaiian shirts, it was possibly the ugliest he had ever beheld Florescent green hibiscus flowers dotted bright orange fabric And along the bottoirls in history danced

He looked across the rooirls ever I’m impressed"

Her voice barely carried across the rooht" He pulled Sinead into a hug and kissed her cheek "You brilliant women, it’s the crown of my collection"

Deirdre said, "Pack it away, Carwyn It’s blindingit" He stood and all the hulanced at Brigid as he pulled off the very proper Oxford shirt he’d donned for dinner She still wasn’t laughing, but he caught her glancing at his bare chest and had to s

"Put your shirt on, Father," Deirdre cried "No one wants to see your hairy chest"