I would love to be able to claim that I am related to the great Dante but as that his forename is my Surname.. Who do I think I am!However, I love all things Italian, speak the language and delight in ...even feel compelled to write...so have I some of his genes?
Melvyn Bragg on radio 4 'In our Time' this morning was compelling listening for me. Throughout my 64 years I have tried to discover as much as I can about Inferno,Purgatorio,Paradiso,etc. I have translations on my shelf and I have been to readings in various places.
My earliest recollections of encountering the importance of my name was when I must have been aged about seven, and told a priest on the steps of the the Father's Church in Limerick my name he responded with 'How did I get such a distinguished name?
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