One of Dr Browne's last observations on the shame of emigration consisted of a swipe at Mary Robinson, Ireland's president, for putting a lamp in her window as a reminder of those forced to leave Ireland in search of work.

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Both the front and rear set the tone for the vehicle's width, which comes courtesy of the wide, prominent grille and headlamps extending into the vehicle sides, as well as the wide rear window, two-piece rear lamp cluster and the large tailgate with low boot sill.

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And that there was no longer any difference between what once had been my father and the table he was lying on, or the floor on which the table stood, or the wall socket beneath the window, or the cable running to the lamp beside him.

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The front window of the house has a replica of the leg-shaped lamp from the classic holiday movie "A Christmas Story".

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