A great place is hard to describe, but you know it when you see it. It’s got that quality of making you want to slow down. It makes you want to sit, chat, look up at the buildings. Watch the other people.  What do I mean by place, here? I mean a place in the city. A street, neighbourhood, a square or a corner. What is it about Shop Street in Galway, or the diamond in Westport, or South Anne Street in Dublin? Yes, they’re all old. But it can’t just be that. Old places can be ugly too. It’s…

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