That was breathtaking--I loved it.

Thank you. It's one of the stories I really worried about screwing up while I was writing it. I also worried about dying in a research hole and think I managed to avoid that as well.

And whether it's hawkwing_lb's beta read or your own good ear, I don't know, but I heard the dialogue with Irish tones.

I know it's not as regional as it could be, but I am glad it works. I think I read a lot of prose by Irish writers from/about the appropriate decade.