The Shepherd of Killinarden- 1996
Photo Credit: Killinarden 1991 (Pete Smyth) The Shepherd of Killinarden- 1996 One fine summers night in 1996 I had a particularly late and enjoyable session in Aherne’s public house in Old Bawn, Tallaght. High above Tallaght, after 1am in the morning I was walking with a small group of friends, mid-way through one of the largest local authority housing estate in the country, to get to a house in Killinarden heights where one of our number lived. As young men, we tended to move in groups back then for health and safety reasons. I was no doubt the worse for wear, having over indulged on pints of porter since early evening and some of my company had indulged in other recreational alternatives earlier that night. A friend, walking a few yards ahead, stopped and slowly walked back to the group. With a look of complete confusion and abject fear, he said “Lads. I’m not in good shape. I think I got a bad one”. “What do you mean?” I said. “I think my head