Articles tagged ‘About Ireland’
An Ireland of firsts
By Seán | June 29th, 2007 |
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Moving swiftly into the 21st century; that’s our modern Ireland.
In 1990 Ireland elected her first female president.
When I visited Ireland in 1996 with a dark-skinned Indian friend of mine he was the subject of blatant, but friendly, curiosity on the streets of Dublin. Even then, the diversity of this country was more religious than [...]
Tipping in Irish pubs
By Seán | June 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
During my brief visit to the bay area a few weeks ago I did somehow find the opportunity to have a couple of beers at a bar and it all came back to me.
Allow me to provide some context: like most socially-minded young men I spent a number of months tending bar around the time [...]
Irish Slang - A Ride
By Seán | June 25th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So you speak English. Why not travel to the land of saints and scholars where English has been lyrically embellished since the dark ages; a week or two in Ireland and I won’t even need a translation dictionary!
A few weeks of hearing your language dancing gracefully and coherantly across the Irish tongue might be more [...]
Dublin riots, take 2?
By Seán | June 23rd, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Remember the riots in Dublin last year?
Well, the people who brought that particular flavour of parade fun intend to give it another go. Seriously, I don’t get it. I mean, from what I can tell, these Love Ulster folks are not about the love. They seem to be acting out of some seriously negative [...]
Sushi in Ireland
By Seán | June 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Doesn’t happen.
Well, there may be one or two places in Dublin - I recall eating at a sushi boat kind of place with one of those revolving platforms where you pay more or less depending on the colour of the plate upon which the food rests . . . bleagh.
I mean REAL sushi: fresh [...]
A beautiful Irish June
By Seán | June 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
So I was saying just last month that April may be the best month to visit Ireland - the weather is warm, the people are out and most of the other tourists are reciting a rhyme that assures them May would be a better time for a visit.
Alas, the poor folks who planned for a [...]
Irish Slang - Fanny
By Seán | June 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So you think you’ve got a handle on the English language. So ya think you’ll take a holiday (that’s vacation to you, Mr & Mrs USA) to Ireland and understand what folks are saying.
Think again.
Although Ireland is a predominately english-speaking nation, there will be moments when you’ll wonder whether that’s true or not. It’s not [...]
Dublin bicycle couriers
By Seán | June 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The awesome thing about this one is that the first guy does his segment entirely in Irish . . .
Irish Slang - Schmozzle
By Seán | June 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Of all the countries in the world that commonly speak English, the Irish are known particularly for their deft command of the language.
What you may not know is that the language arrived on some strange shores when it crossed the Irish sea. While visitors may understand most everything that’s said (aside from a few extremely [...]
Athlone Tidy Town?
By Seán | June 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The hard-working folk you see above there in their wellies are the Athlone Tidy Town committee doing their annual clean-up of the banks of the Shannon - fair play to ye, lads!
In addition to sludge, beer cans, general rubbish and the occasional waterfowl carcass this year’s crew managed only two shopping trollies - down one [...]
