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Before You Die: Brave the Irish Sea for the Traditional Christmas Morning Swim at Sandycove, Dublin by Gillian Ivory
Swimming at these temperatures may turn your lips blue, but that’s just an excuse to sip from bottles of brandy passed around on the shoreline. By the time you get home to the turkey you can justify any amount of indulgence. Gillian Wear
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