Articles tagged ‘Cultural Tips’
Irish Session rules
By Seán | September 20th, 2007 |
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Since the first day I started Irelandlogue I have been blogging about Irish music sessions.
At least twice a week I attend a live Irish music session and post an mp3 and photo from the session. Regular readers of Irelandlogue.com will be familiar with The Shack, Sean’s Sunday session, Brideswell, Flannery’s, Shine’s, The Green Olive, [...]
10 “useful” phrases in Irish (as gaeilge)
By Seán | September 18th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
You probably know I’ve been running posts on Irish slang. You may remember back in May I published a substantial post about the use of the Irish language in modern Ireland. Heck, I even auditioned for the Irish Sesame Street as gaeilge, but I’ve actually made very little mention of the Irish language itself on [...]
The Bebo and her band
By Seán | September 16th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yes, that’s what it’s called here: “The Bebo”. It may be only the third most popular social networking site with just 1.18% share of the market, but it’s by far the most popular social networking site in Ireland. Yes, for some reason Ireland just loves the Bebo. Radio programs, DJs - all of these have [...]
It’s still called a “pint”
By Seán | September 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In a move that will prevent a lot of tongue-tied stuttering at Irish pubs around the country, the European Commission decided on September 11 to allow traders in Ireland and the UK to continue using pint measures for milk, draught beer and cider as well as miles on road signs.
For those who are scratching their [...]
The Irish National Tayto
By Seán | September 8th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Everyone knows that Ireland is famous for her potatoes. What you may not know is the reverence in which Irish people hold their potato crisps.
Specifically, their Tayto crisps.
So ingrained into Irish culture is the Tayto brand potato crisp that Irish people often refer to all potato crisps, be they Doritos or Pringles, as “Taytos.” There [...]
Sex in Ireland - Part 2
By Seán | August 26th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
This is the second in a two-part article on sex in Ireland. Read the first Sex in Ireland article here.
Let’s get right down to it.
*insert 70’s wah-wah guitar sound here*
Last fall the Irish government published the Irish Study of Sexual Health and Relationships. It basically indicated that Ireland is undergoing a sexual revolution. Sure, there [...]
Sex in Ireland - Part 1
By Seán | August 23rd, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Things sure have changed in the aul emerald isle since the celtic tiger came along. The chaste masses of churchgoing Irish are now having unprotected sex out of wedlock at a rate that could give a migraine to a Thai health official.* Let’s step back in time - there once was a time in this [...]
On being Irish
By Seán | July 30th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was reading a newspaper article in the Westmeath Independent the other week that stated, “More than one in seven of Athlone population is now non-Irish.”
In the article it delineated the major groups of foreign nationals and stated that there were 91 “Americans” (although I’m sure the paper meant “United States citizens” and didn’t mean [...]
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 - chance the arm
By Seán | June 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
You speak English. You’ve heard most of Ireland does as well. You may have heard the Irish speak the best english in the world. In any case, the last thing you may be expecting is communication difficulties on your visit to the emerald isle.
Most of the potentential pitfalls in your conversations may come from the [...]
