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The 19 unmistakable smells of an Irish childhood
1. Mála/marla (whichever way you spelled it)
2. A schoolbag that was recently the site of a Petit Filous explosion
3. The inescapable musk of silage
4. Vicks Vapo Rub
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5. A fresh new pencil case on the first day back at school
6. Hubba Bubba gum
7. The incense at Mass
8. Bonjela
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9. Piss the beds (that time you decided to see what the fuss was all about)
10. That poor unfortunate who always had egg sandwiches
11. Head lice shampoo
12. The ‘dinner smell’ of spuds and boiling veg at friends’ houses
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13. Gone-off, squashed banana
14. Charlie Red
15. Or Joop!
16. The grassy/mucky smell of the changing rooms after a rainy PE lesson
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17. Gorse bushes
18. Turf
19. And cigarette smoke, inside a pub
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