St Patrick's Day

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HeyWayne...
Of course... thanks for the correction... it is a very common typo.
That has prompted me to recommend a book I really enjoyed. In Search of the Craic. Essentially it's the story of a pub-crawl around Ireland looking for craic, drinking and meeting some absolute legends of the trad music world.


northepaul...
If ever you find yourself in Co. Clare and see a sign for a town called Quin - stop off and call into a pub called The Bridge. It was described to me by a local as "best Guinness outside Dublin" - but from my experiences of the stout both in and out of the capital I'd drop the "outside Dublin" part and replace it with a "." or maybe "ever!".
Wonderfully smooth taste with not a hint of that clawing aftertaste it so often has. My girlfriend, who's never really taken to the stuff before (though she frequents our local real-ale pub with me) absolutely loved it.
It was like drinking silk!

[northepaul]

Then... probably off to the Irish Centre (yep, there is one) to see if there's a session on so I can drink a half decent pint of Guinness (I never drink it outside one or two pubs in Ireland that really do serve the perfect one... I'm usually very much let down by it in England)

You can say that again! Thats why I stick to the Bushmills

[HeyWayne]

we've got growing from a crack between the back step and the concrete next to it.

Surely you mean craic?

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Absolutely without question I'll be off to the plot to plant a spud or two... I'm not really ready for them to go in yet but "In by St Patrick's day" was the way of my family's farm (years before I was born) and I fully intend to carry on that tradition.

Then... probably off to the Irish Centre (yep, there is one) to see if there's a session on so I can drink a half decent pint of Guinness (I never drink it outside one or two pubs in Ireland that really do serve the perfect one... I'm usually very much let down by it in England) and kick myself for giving up the violin and trad music when I was a teenager.

Oh yes - and all this while wearing a cutting from the "shamrock" (grown from those novelty "Blooming Shamrock" seeds usually used to con tourists and treated more as a laugh by those who know the truth) we've got growing from a crack between the back step and the concrete next to it. Bloody hardy stuff.

[maytreefrannie]

Link to Leprechaun Watch:



YouTube - Leprechaun webcam one day time lapse

Have a good day, everyone

[HeyWayne]

BEAN'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND ALREADY???? Boy that lad is precocious!
Happy Paddy's day to everyone.

Yeah, little girl that lives a few doors down. She's a few months younger than him.

It's a beautiful relationship.

She pushes him, he tries to eat her face and pulls her hair. She steals his dummy and cries at him.

They're like a married couple.

[Alison]

Don't do anything, am English not Irish but then again don't really do anything on St George's day either.

[Jeanied]

Bean and his little girlfriend quite happily sway/bounce when it's playing.

BEAN'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND ALREADY???? Boy that lad is precocious!
Happy Paddy's day to everyone.

[HeyWayne]

Whilst we're on songs, I think we'll probably get out the Leprachaun my dad bought back from his last visit 'home' (Norn Iron).

You squeeze his fiddle and he sings the first couple of lines from the chorus of When Irish Eyes Are Smiling:

When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.

Bean and his little girlfriend quite happily sway/bounce when it's playing.

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Just to get you in the party mood!!!

YouTube - Danny Boy

Nice one Nicos,

Never seen that before

[Nicos]

Just to get you in the party mood!!!

YouTube - Danny Boy

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Goin to a very good Irish pub with mates (who are Irish) probably drinking far too many Bushmills and singing far too many versions of Danny Boy!

And what a fine song Paul

[janeyo]

Hope those of you celebrating have a great time

[HotStuff]

I've only recently surfaced and am still recovering from a "boys night out" last night, but this afternoon I will be planting potatoes and this evening no doubt some Guinness will be consumed.

[bramble]

Happy St. Patrick's day to all. Will be off to the parade shortly. Won't be drowning the shamrock as i gave up the booze for lent but will enjoy the day anyway. There's a real holiday feel in the city so just to be there and feel the atmosphere is great.