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My Memories of The Ryder Cup

October 2, 2007 – 12:14 pm

It is just over a year now since Ireland hosted the Ryder Cup at the K Club. And oh what a total load of utter bollix it was. But oh (again) what wonderful memories I have of those few short days. Or should I say, few long years, as the whole population of the island, [...]

By Primal Sneeze | Also posted in Gardaí, Kildare, Neighbours, Occasions, Sport | Comments (12)

I’m a bit sheepish

August 31, 2007 – 6:44 am

Well I’m impressed, Primal. The extension is coming along very well. I love the gun turret. Great idea. It’ll be right handy come the council elections. Listen, if you need to borrow the tractor and trailer to take away that pile of rubble just let me know. I’ll have it hitched up, filled with diesel [...]

By Primal Sneeze | Also posted in Crappenings, Farming, Neighbours, Pet Hates | Comments (15)

Nicknames

August 26, 2007 – 7:40 am

In the town where I was born, bred and buttered, you were nobody unless you had a nickname. Lack of a nickname meant you didn’t stand out from the crowd in any way. Nicknames derived from your job, your hobby, your appearance, your family background, something totally stupid you did at some stage, an infirmity. [...]

By Primal Sneeze | Also posted in Fun, Irish identity, Kildare | Comments (9)

Meeting Mary Mac

July 30, 2007 – 7:29 am

The new County Council office for Kildare, Áras Cill Dara, opened a couple of years ago. You can see pictures of it here. Hailed as a monument to environmentalism, it has solar roof-panels to heat the water for the kitchen and washrooms. The air conditioning is by means of computer controlled louvres on the widows [...]

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Characters #1

July 26, 2007 – 10:42 am

Only recently moved into the area he didn’t realise who he was dealing with. With a lopsided grin he remarked on old Bill Drennan’s ample beer gut - If that belly was on a woman you’d think she was pregnant.
It was. And she is.
Of all the characters I’ve known, Bill is the most colourful. Not [...]

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Nás, Nas, Nais - Yet another naming debate

July 20, 2007 – 6:05 am

The county of Kildare, sometimes referred to as the land of the three S’s (sheep shite and soldiers) is more widely known as the short grass, due to the grazing of sheep on The Curragh plain. Her residents are known as Lilywhites. Or at least we were. The Central Statistics Office has just reported that [...]