β Scribed by Martin, Darragh
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Four siblings. Forty years. The very first Irish pope? In 1979 Bridget Doyle has one goal left in life: for her family to produce the very first Irish pope. Fired up by John Paul II's appearance in Phoenix Park, she sprinkles Papal-blessed holy water on the marital bed of her son and daughter-in-law, and leaves them to get on with things. Nine months later her daughter-in-law dies in childbirth and Granny Doyle is left bringing up four grandchildren: six-year-old Peg, and baby triplets Damien, Rosie and John Paul. Thirty years on, it seems unlikely any of Granny Doyle's grandchildren are going to fulfil her hopes. Damien is trying to work up the courage to tell her that he's gay. Rosie is a dreamy rebel who wants to save the world but isn't quite effective enough to pull it off. And irrepressible John Paul is a chancer and charmer and the undisputed apple of his Granny's eye β but he's not exactly what you'd call Pontiff material. None of the triplets have much contact with their...
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