With each soft tilt of her head, she brought back memories of the little girl who began skating for the pure love of it, before medals or titles or the expectations of an entire country and sport ever entered her mind.

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He does not have the money or contacts to get his work recorded, so for now continues to go to the "Shrine of Love" to perform among friends and to keep the memories of his homeland alive.

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The son recently explained his love of Ireland to Peter Stanford of The Observer through the prism of his memories of childhood holidays in County Mayo.

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