Madam, - Congratulations on your excellent series "Back Home". Kathryn Holmquist's contribution was a wonderful piece of journalism, both evocative and nostalgic. She had me longing for a place I've never been - and yet we have all been there, for her words conjured up our yearning for our roots, whether urban or rural. It's that first place we ever know - home, with its closeness and security - that we then seek for evermore. - Yours, etc.,
JACKIE BYRNE, Goldenbridge Walk, Inchicore, Dublin 8.