And finally, our favourite piece of estate agent's guff:

The Parklands is without doubt unrivalled, providing not only family homes, but more so a way of life. It is a community where families and their children can integrate together in a secure, safe and comfortable environment that is rural in nature yet cosmopolitan in attitude.

Extract from a Sherry FitzGerald advertisement for new detached homes in Clarinbridge, Co Galway.

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