{"product_id":"going-home-scarf-by-rita-oates","title":"'Going Home' Scarf by Rita Oates","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA meaningful piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewearable Irish art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, created from an original painting by Irish artist Rita Oates and inspired by memories of Ireland, emigration and the powerful feeling of coming home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story Behind the Scarf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Going Home”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was born in America, the child of Irish emigrants. When I was nine years old, the Hibernian Society chartered a direct flight to Ireland. For many on board, it was their first journey home in decades. My father was returning after 23 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the plane descended over Ireland, people stretched to catch their first glimpse of the patchwork of green fields below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI still remember the emotion on that plane.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was a different time — when families separated by emigration were connected by letters and telegrams rather than phones. 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