Articles tagged ‘Craíc’
Gorgeous Women Drinking Guinness
By Jessica | June 23rd, 2008 |When I sat down to write this post, I thought a simple search for the words “Guinness Girls” would turn up oodles of pictures. Turns out I was wrong - although it appears there are such things as “Guinness Girls,” nubile young things who are paid to wear tight T-shirts and teency tartan skirts and [...]
Nudes Pose at Irish Castle
By Jessica | June 19th, 2008 |American photographer Spencer Tunick has a thing for nudity, but it’s not what you’re thinking. He has a history of gathering large numbers of naked people in various parts of the world and photographing them en masse - not in provocative or alluring poses, but just in simple and synchronized positions. This time, he’s brought [...]
Face in a pint Fridays
By Seán | September 21st, 2007 |Every Friday for the past year I’ve been drawing a face in a pint and posting a photo of it here on the ‘logue. Below are all the pint faces posted thus far. Click “Read rest of this post” below to see the rest of them. Which is your favourite?
Avast, ye scurvy dogs!
By Seán | September 19th, 2007 |Yarrr! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Tis due to Dave Barry (sure I usedta be readin’ him when I was moored up stateside) that this day be brought to me attention.
This sort of absurdity rarely penetrates here in Ireland. Irish culture is already full to the brim with the absurd - [...]
Best Irish Jokes of the year
By Seán | September 17th, 2007 |Starting in January, I began posting an Irish Joke of the day every Monday. The majority of them were paraphrased from jokes I’d heard around Athlone, a few I even made up myself.
In any case, I thought it might be interesting to have a look and see which were the favourites.
According to my web statistics, [...]
Face in a pint Friday
By Seán | September 14th, 2007 |Ah, pint head art. It’s a fleeting, beautiful thing. I’ve decided this field of artistic work has been too long neglected and am publishing a series of pint head art here on irelandlogue.
Got a good pint face? Send it in to me and - if it’s good enough (or not!) - I’ll publish it here.
Irish Joke of the day - Lucky pig
By Seán | September 10th, 2007 |One day an American tourist walked into an Irish pub somewhere in County Roscommon. Strangely enough, under the American’s arm was a healthy, Irish pig.
“If you don’t mind me askin,” says the bartender, “Where’d you get that animal from?”
“I won him in a raffle,” says the pig.
Face in a pint Friday
By Seán | September 7th, 2007 |Ah, pint head art. It’s a fleeting, beautiful thing. I’ve decided this field of artistic work has been too long neglected and am publishing a series of pint head art here on irelandlogue.
Got a good pint face? Send it in to me and - if it’s good enough (or not!) - I’ll publish it here.
Irish Joke of the day - A bull of a problem
By Seán | September 3rd, 2007 |Three Irish bulls were chatting with each other about rumours they had heard about their farmer bringing a new bull to the farm.
The eldest of the three had been on the farm for 10 years. Pawing the ground and snorting, he said,
“I’ve been here the longest and I have a hundred cows in my pasture. [...]
Face in a pint Friday
By Seán | August 31st, 2007 |Ah, pint head art. It’s a fleeting, beautiful thing. I’ve decided this field of artistic work has been too long neglected and am publishing a series of pint head art here on irelandlogue.
Got a good pint face? Send it in to me and - if it’s good enough (or not!) - I’ll publish it here.
