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As always.... there's an unverbalised part of me that feels incredibly seen, and made seen, when I read this work. You're putting words on hidden energy which for so long remained inaccessible because of a lack of connection to or understanding if what it is.... so many Irish women will be grateful of this work, thank you

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people often ask my why I'm so self deprecating...as a member of the diaspora these things persisted and were passed down, it goes bone deep.

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Wow I've never heard of this concept and how apt it is in describing the irish cultural landscape

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It's such an interesting one. I got very excited when I first came across it because it just gave words to Soooo much!

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Coming home from being abroad and trying to articulate this feeling!

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Welcome home! And I have to say, since I've discovered this Tight Culture concept I've become a real nerd about it! I think it explains A LOT!

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Yes - must read more about it. Fascinating dichotomy.

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