Glinsk
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My name is Tony R, and I live in Warrington, Cheshire, England. I have had the same friend/work colleague for 20 plus years. He called me to say that he had recieved a phone call from his estranged Father, (whom he hadn't seen for 18 years), who would like to see him for one last time, as he(Father) had a terminal illness. As my friend knew that I had a fair geographical knowledge of The Republic Of Ireland, as my wife's family originate from there and we have visited many many times, he wanted to know if I knew where a hamlet called Glinsk was situated. I was flabbergasted! Glinsk is where my Mother-in-law is from and all of her family still live there. I told this to my friend, who thought I was joking. Anyway, he went to visit his Father, who had been living in a house rented from my Mother-in-laws cousin. My friend later returned to Glinsk for his Fathers funeral, and has now become friends with the people in this wonderful hamlet. This story may seem a little far fetched, but is 100% true and can be athenticated if required. Thanks for reading.
Date submitted:Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:38:04 +0000Coincidence ID:5534
