Alan Grainger, is an Englishman who emigrated to Ireland at the time when everyone else seemed to be going the other way. He got seduced by the lifestyle, married an Irish woman, and never went back. They have three children and seven grandchildren. His business career ended unexpectedly early when his company was taken over and a whole new world of opportunity opened up. Ever since then, other than when he's watching rugby or cricket, he has been travelling, painting and writing. His journeys have taken him all over the world, provided him with much of the background material which features i...