669 Maeve Higgins Loves You; Kinsale Ireland

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🗓️ 19 March 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Irish-born comedian and writer Maeve Higgins shares what she's observed about the US after a decade of living in New York City, and Irish tour guide Barry Moloney explains why his hometown of Kinsale, on the scenic south coast of County Cork, is so popular among visitors.

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0:00.0	There's just something about the Irish that we Americans seem to appreciate.
0:06.1	Whether or not your own ancestry has any branches that trace back to the emeral aisle,
0:10.0	I find that a conversation with most any Irishman or woman of today can be a real treat.
0:16.3	Coming up, Humirston writer Maeve Higgins shares her observations on life in America
0:21.0	after emigrating from county cork to New York ten years ago.
0:24.9	Something that I love about America is the kind of openness and the curiosity that I've
0:29.2	found here and that I get to express here.
0:32.0	Close to Maeve's hometown is the small port of Kinsale.
0:35.6	Barry Maloney has lived there his whole life.
0:38.2	He tells us what makes Kinsale stand out as a favorite among Ireland's brightly painted
0:42.3	small towns.
0:43.3	I mean, when you stand in the town center there, you've got this feeling you're kind of
0:46.8	nestled in the palm of a protected hand.
0:49.5	An insider's guide to Kinsale and Maeve Higgins on living in the USA, it's all just ahead
0:54.5	on travel with Rick Steves.
0:58.2	What started as a 6th century monastic settlement and was once known as the last stop before
1:05.7	the edge of the world has become a culinary seaside getaway in Ireland's county cork.
1:11.7	In just a bit, we'll hear about Kinsale from an expert guide with stories and history
1:16.7	from his hometown.
1:18.8	Let's start today's travel with Rick Steves with the refreshingly frank views and
1:22.4	rice sense of humor from Irish born Maeve Higgins to help us get a better grip on our rather
1:27.6	serious times in America.
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