Prologue Johnny Ronan is having dinner with his girlfriend Mary. The venue is Le Jardin, and the year is 1979. The restaurant is based in the Goulding Summer House, an iconic and arresting building overhanging the River Dargle in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.  The building was named after its owner, Sir Basil Goulding, and designed by architect Ronnie Tallon of Scott Tallon Walker. A businessman, art collector and a gardener, Sir Basil had played both international cricket and squash for Ireland while also fighting in World War II as a wing commander with the Royal Air Force.  He had spent years…

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