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...principals -- Terrorist Nolan, Schoolteacher Hugh MacMahon and Politician Robert Delaney -- are all veterans of Clonbrony who pursue different paths to freedom from British rule. Flanagan follows the twists and turns from Kilpeder and Dublin to London and New York City. His settings, from Ardmor Castle to the local pub, are natural and unforced; the language of his characters hints at hidden poetry without breaking into showy lyricism or stage Irish: "Beyond the streaky window, the land opened out before us -- the wide, green fields of the midlands, the hills of Munster, a flashing glimpse of ruined keep, a manor house...
...mountain, its debris- filled river systems and chemically polluted ponds and lakes into a facsimile of the sylvan setting that existed before the eruption. To the untutored eye, the evidence of devastation still seems overwhelming. Scientists, however, see a glass filling itself up slowly but surely. Says James MacMahon, head of the biology department at Utah State University: "It's not a forest yet, but the rate of progress is amazing...
...especially in two of her recent outings, are impressive--maybe even legendary. Against Kathy Bradford of Syracuse, Vigna split the first two sets, and then pulled off an amazing comeback (she was behind 4-5) in the third to triumph, 7-5. Last weekend at Yale, playing against Megan MacMahon, Vigna won 12 consecutive games after falling behind in the match...
Vigna, along with her doubles partner, Cyndy Austrian, also had to come back against the Yale duo of MacMahon and Baldwin. After falling behind, 5-3, in the first set and 5-2 in the second set, the Crimson's number-two tandem won all the remaining games of both sets to win their match...
...singles: Vigna. H. def. MacMahon. Y. 2-6, 7-5, 6-0; 2nd single: Boss. H. def. Baldwin. Y. 6-3, 6-1; 3rd singles: Williams. Y. def. Bland. H. 6-4, 6-3; 4th single: Quest. Y. def. austrian. H. 6-4, 5-7, 7-6; 5th singles: Dragomirescu. H. def. Schewab. Y. 2-6, 7-6, 6-3; 6th singles: Mulvehal. H. def. Brown,. Y. 6-0, 3-6, 6-4; 1st doubles: Quest and Williams. Y. def. Boss and Bland. H. 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; 2nd doubles: Vigna and Austrian. H. def. MacMahon and Baldwin...