Fiach Mac Aodha

AH now - that was fun at the time, but it was shite!

And if they don't, they know someone who lives at one of the locations.
(My friend's actor neighbour, and my bro-in-law lived at Alexandra Estate)

To be fair, many of my classmates (1984) have done very well, leading international projects and operations for major manufacturers and service providers, or following successful academic careers.
But my pass degree was easily enough won, after a fun UCG "career"!

🤣

Yes - Some mix of (almost all) lads they were!

I did Industrial Engineering - later a victim of the "falling points requirement" purge.

I went to UCG because my sister was having a ball there, coming home occasionally to regale us about societies and house-parties and student politics.
I found a course that I could ONLY do in Galway and that was my first choice for CAO.

Sadly, not for me - other plans that weekend.
Thanks, and best of luck with the tour!

I did wait over an hour before I felt obliged!

Reminds me of a Dublin group I overheard at a Wedding, discussing how to spell "yizzer" (or yousers), as in "Where are yizzer/yousers childern?".

Florida version: "So where's y'all's children?"

Finished "The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B" by JP Dunleavy last night - at last.
Tonight I start "The Shrimp and the Anemone" by LP Hartley. Just bought it because I saw it in #CharlieByrnesBookshop in Galway, I remembered my brother had it for the Leaving, and it's a handy size for travel :)

The Mezzo-covered Mountain
#ClassicalTrad
#speirgorm

Con, nocturne man's Rambles
#speirgorm
#ClassicalTrad

The Maid Behind the Baroque

#ClassicalTrad
#speirgorm

More like
Abide
Abhor
Abandon

Dingle Sonatta

#ClassicalTrad
#speirgorm

Maybe, and Yes.

Dickie "World of Sport" Davies would disagree!

a cartoon of a man with a beard and a hat says yar ALT: a cartoon of a man with a beard and a hat says yar

*Just a variation on the Simpson gag.
Bart interrupts Captain, who's on the phone.
"Call me back, Ishmael"

What if there's a missing comma?
"Call me, Ishmael."

Any plans for Ireland dates?

Phew, Temple Bar nearly got tacky for a minute there.

Les gitans by Mano Solo

Auto-play on Tidal after a Negresses Vertes playlist.

Have to say Rumours - just sooo many great songs that still sound Fan.Tas.Tic.
I do have a special place for the Dire Straits debut tho - I remember hearing it in Rainbow Records in Carlow (Ireland) and deciding to buy it!

Aerial view of a section of the Grand Canal north of Monasterevin, Co Kildare. Red dots highlight where I found the red cup-like fungi.

Towards Monasterevin:

Under a hedge beside the Blueway, just south of MacArtney's Bridge. There were a few there last Thursday.

I really appreciate this TikToker with Tourette syndrome, Shay, for taking the time to educate so many of us (including me) about her disability and coprolalia in light of what happened at the BAFTAs with John Davidson when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage.

I learned a lot.

Saw one in Monasterevin, by the canal, last week.
I thought it was a discarded sweet wrapper at first and went to pick it up.

Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Clair" was also '72.
Cute-but-creepy

www.dickraynor.co.uk/L_Achill.htm