I’ve got quite a few of these embossed leather bookmarks from heritage sites in England and Scotland, some gathered from a trip I took there in the 1970s and more recently sent me by a friend. This one, from the Cistercian Abbey Church of Holy Cross in Tipperary, Ireland, came from a yard sale closer to home. Which made me feel sad about what’s going to happen to my beautiful collection on the unthinkable event of my passing. Maybe someone will think that I visited Ireland at some point. But I never have.
Book: Ireland in the 20th Century by Tim Pat Coogan
Alex Good 