Eclipsed by the coverage of the sun

Sir, – The international adulation accorded to the recent solar eclipse puts one in mind of Samuel Beckett, who, when seeking words to convey the vernal beauty of the Dublin foothills, resorted to the admission that “it was one of those spring evenings when it is a matter of some difficulty to keep God out of one’s meditations”. – Yours, etc,

EOIN O’BRIEN,

Dún Laoghaire,

Co Dublin.

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Sir, – After the huge build up to the eclipse, I must admit I found the actual event a little dull. – Yours, etc,

DECLAN MURPHY,

Knocklyon,

Dublin 16.