Matt Damon has chosen to weather the storm of the global coronavirus pandemic in a remarkably more quaint locale.
According to reports, locals have taken to playfully referring to the actor as Matt O'Damon, and he's lived a remarkably low-key life in the town, where -- due to Ireland's specific social distancing mandates -- residents are required to remain within two kilometers of their houses.
Damon has been going about his business like any other person in the village, while still obliging those who ask to snap a photo. Before the quarantine, which also led the temporary closure of most bars and non-essential businesses, he'd drop in for a pint or a meal.GET THE ET NEWSLETTER
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