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# Country Life

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Ireland settle into 'isolated' life out of spotlight before clash with Japan
A plastic bullet and an early breast pump are among the objects in a new 'National Treasures' exhibition
Country living: 'We'll always be blow-ins but our sons are locals, and root us here'
Philip Judge
17 most annoying things about growing up in the country