Apparently I made a good case that staying connected with world events at this particular moment was worth the compromise in our Thoreauvian existence.

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Belfast and Dublin are connected by a good rail line and trains also connect Ulster's capital with Londonderry and the ferry port of Larne, which links with Stranraer in Scotland.

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