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Article: In Search Of Soul, Stout.(International Edition; FAST CHAT)(Interview)
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- Newsweek International
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- March 23, 2009
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Byline: Jesse Ellison
"A Pint Of Plain" author Bill Barich moved to Dublin after falling for an Irish lass. There he started searching for a sense of community, which morphed into a quest for the quintessential Irish pub--and then for the essence of Ireland itself. He talked to Jesse Ellison about what he found. Excerpts:
What were you first looking for?
I suppose I was looking for Ireland. Dublin's become a reasonably sophisticated capital city -- I was looking for the Ireland that celebrates the romance. I was innocent, naive.
Did you find it?
I found a sense of where Ireland is in 2009. I wouldn't say I was so much ...