Larrimah

We were running out of daylight fast so we pulled into the tiny town of Larrimah to pitch our tent for the night. At the bar there the owner was asking where we were from. "Co. Limerick - oh, Paddy's from there" he said. What a coincidence. We got chatting to this guy Paddy later in the evening. He was 62, from Abbeyfeale, and had emigrated to Australia on one of those $10 visas way back in 1968. He had totally lost the accent and he was really interested to hear about home - he'd only been back once in the 40 years. He had spent years moving cattle across from Broome and eventually he stopped in the Larrimah area where he's retired now. ... the Irish turn up in the strangest of places.

From Australia, Re...