This is the first of a number of articles that will detail magic clubs in Ireland.
The ‘Southern Brotherhood of Magicians’ is the name of the IBM (International Brotherhood of Magicians) ring that meets in Cork. They normally meet towards the end of the month January-June and September-November, and most of the meetings are held in a Cork city center hotel. To visit the club you will need to be accompanied by another member (This is done to ensure that only people with genuine interest can join), but if you don’t …

This is the first of a series of three essays that Owen Lean has graciously allowed us to publish on the site. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have, please comment and tell me what you think
What is it you first think of when you think of magic?
Got an answer? OK now imagine that you’d read the question before you became a magician. What would you have thought of? Would it have had anything to do with cards, silks, coins, doves or whatever it is we tend …

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