Ten years in Ireland: a love story that isn’t a fairy tale

A Kentucky woman moves to Cork, Ireland, after marrying an Irishman she met during an internship, and discovers that life isn’t the fairytale many back home imagine. She grapples with damp, pricey rentals and homesickness—especially during the COVID-19 lockdown—yet she and her husband have built a home-based business and pursued creative work, enjoying walkable city life and European travel, making their Ireland chapter its own kind of fairy tale rooted in love.