Meet Blatnaid Gallagher, co-founder of the Galway Wool Co-Op
You're going to want to hear the story of Irish grown wool.
Everyone loves a David and Goliath story.
The little guy trots out into the battlefield and takes down the sneering giant with a well aimed slingshot.
Everyone comes out of hiding and cheers wildly.
David becomes king.
Leonard Cohen writes a song.
I regret to inform you that there is a giant of immense proportion roaming Ireland at the moment. Unlike Goliath, this fellow has many heads, too many to count. He stands with one foot in Dublin and with the other, kicks sand in almost every eye.
His name shall not be spoken, but he is generally known as ‘That’s how things are.’
He taunts dreamers and do-ers alike; few are brave enough to challenge him.
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