Kathleen MacMahon: Calling your mother from abroad has never been easier, but the ritual remains the same
There’s nothing like the breathless report of a complete stranger’s death to make you feel like you’re not just abroad, but perhaps even on another planet
The young people in our house were out of the country last week, so I had the opportunity to take part in a ritual of Irish motherhood that goes back generations. I’m talking about THE CALL HOME, which I once made (shamefully sporadically) to my own mother from my various travels. I am now on the receiving end of these calls, and while there have been quantum leaps in technology, I’m happy to say that ...
