Some friends
are about to leave Penang in
which they had an exciting decade restoring five buildings , including old shop/houses , to take
up residence in this 1840 Irish dwelling , with a cathedral nextdoor and a view across the river to a castle . On
a trip to Ireland
to look at real
estate , they paused outside
a hotel early one morning and a
customer bounded out
and gave them a friendly welcome,
invited them inside. When
they mentioned Australia and Melbourne in the pub , the friendly locals immediately
responded with praise for that boyo
Dermott Brereton . After such
a friendly reception , the couple
ordered some cider
to take away
and the publican refused
to let them
pay . On taking up residence
in the Emerald
Isles , the new residents intend spending
quite some time at the hotel to repay the
grand initial welcome .
