IRELAND NEWS.....
The Freres de la Cote is going
from strength to strength in Ireland. We now have Tables on the Northern, Western and Southern Coasts with the establishment
of the Southern Table in Waterford City on March
7th at a Boucan in the Arlington Arms. There are nine Freres in the new Table headed up by Nicholas Fewer and Peter Cunningham
(l'Escritore). They were joined by Sean O'Loughlin and two other Brothers from
the Western Table.
The original Table, founded in
Connemara in 1978, is now the Western Table with twenty active Freres. The Grand Frere, also GF of Ireland until August, is John Coyle (Tibbot na Long). On March 5th there
was a Boucan in Westport, Co. Mayo, attended by sixteen Freres and guests. The Northern Table, covering Ulster, is off to
a flying start. There are twelve Brothers headed by Richard Butler. Wallace Clark, veteran sailor, buccaneer and writer, transferred
from the Western to the Northern Table in his native Ulster for a substantial fee. They held a Boucan on January 11th.
Contacts are being nurtured with Brothers and Tables around the World. While our presence is
still confined to the Western Coast, Brothers who make the passage will get a warm Irish welcome and a céad míle
fáilte.
