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Greetings & Blessings to all

 

Welcome to our July newsletter.

Well, so much for the rain; it seems to have stopped almost altogether. Now, I have to water my roses everyday. Bridget told me that her mother told herthat roses like ‘wet feet’. I took the advice to heart and have been watering them whenever I don’t have rain. It does appear to help a lot. I still have very few visits to the web site. I can only hope they start up again in September. Other than that I’ve become very domesticated. My sweet Bridget taught me a lot, thank heaven. I can cook for myself. As to cleaning, Bridget was sick for a long time and so I took over what was needed. So, I started on the vacuuming (my Dad said a woman wasn’t strong enough for that, but Bridget was, she just wasn’t going to look a ‘gift horse in the mouth’) by the time I lost her I was doing pretty much everything, except cooking. I still don’t think I can cook but I can feed myself, after a fashion. Of course, Bridget was a superb cook so I miss the quality dinners I used to have. Oh well, sigh.

 

Anyway, onwards.

Again my thanks for the contributions. Please keep them coming. I would like appropriate news or other links and jokes more than anything.

We’re all in this together let’s make it as good as we can. Stay with me everybody.

 

Enough of the blather...

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Up to the minute forecasts provided by Ireland's official source for all weather-related news. Please click Met Eireann.
http://www.met.ie/forecasts/

 

Basic Irish

Links

Quips, Quotes, Proverbs & Toasts

A Bit of the Wit

Joke of The Month

Did You Know

The week That Is

Leave 'em Laughing

Last Words

Basic Irish

Word: Gardening
Irish: garraíodóireacht
Pronunciation: gar-ee-uh-dhohr-ukth
Word: Garden (in the US Yard)
Irish: gáirdín or garraí
Pronunciation: gawr-djeen or gahr-ee
Word: Gardener
Irish: garraíodóir
Pronunciation: gar-ee-uh-dhohr
Word: Flower
Irish: bláthPronunciation: blaw

 

LINKS

1. What the British Ambassador would say about Ireland

We have obtained a top- secret, highly classified cable sent by a British diplomat in Dublin back to Whitehall. It reads as follows.

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/what-the-british-ambassador-would-say-about-ireland-1.3955025

I don’t usually do politics but this looks interesting — Russ

2. England cricket captain wins his team the love of the Irish

I’m not surprised—Russ

4. Irish ambassador fulfills dream of visiting UB’s Joyce collection

Ireland’s ambassador to the U.S. and a longtime diplomat, Mulhall’s work has taken him to the United Kingdom, Germany and across the Indian Ocean to Malaysia.

But Western New York has captured his attention for decades due to UB’s James Joyce Collection, a literary treasure housed in the University Libraries.

http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2019/07/irish-ambassador-joyce-collection.html

I didn’t know about this—Russ

5. Rory McIlroy is only Irish player to survive the cut at the Scottish Open. 

It figures Rory would be the one—Russ

6. Dull food and unpredictable people - what a US diplomat thought of Ireland in 1980

The diplomat was press attaché Robin Berrington, who was ordered home after some uncomplimentary things he wrote about the Irish became public. They were contained in a letter he photocopied and sent to officials in the US State Department at the end of 1980, a copy of which was leaked to this newspaper.

Ireland, he wrote, was small potatoes compared to other countries. No great issues burned up the wires between Dublin and Washington. The country and its food were dull. The people were enigmatic and unpredictable. They had “too much human nature – violent and compassionate – for their own good.” They included “wild-eyed” Irish republicans and Anglo-Irish types who spoke as if they were sucking marbles.

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/dull-food-and-unpredictable-people-what-a-us-diplomat-thought-of-ireland-in-1980-1.3954078

“Too much human nature” is one thing I like about the Irish—Russ

7. SUNDAY SCORCHER 

Irish weather forecast – Expert says Ireland could bake in 25C heat this While temperatures will be decent on Saturday, they'll really heat up on Sunday and Monday when highs of 25C are predicted.

Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly said: "The weekend looks good with a nice day Saturday and then Sunday looks a great day with lots of sun and up to 25c or even a little higher!"

https://www.thesun.ie/news/4316713/irish-weather-forecast-temperatures-hotter-25c-flooding-fears/

Here we go again, that ‘scorcher’ is 77 ƒ my temp today was 33.3ç—Russ

QUOTES, TOASTS , CURSES AND BLESSINGS

Samuel Johnson once said "the Irish are a fair people, they never speak well of one another." So, naturally, Brendan Behan, that bad boy of Irish literature, had the Irish insult down to a fine art:
"If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."

JOKE OF THE MONTH

After putting her children to bed, a mother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. She then carefully applied cold cream all over her face except her eyes, which she outlined with a different cream. She then proceeded to put her hair in high rollers.
As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin.
At last she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings.
As she left the room, she heard her three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was that?"
from the ‘good clean funnies’

DID YOU KNOW

1. The sinister sounding Bloody Foreland in County Donegal owes its name to its magnificent sunsets?
2.  When St. Patrick died, his followers argued about where to bury him? To settle the dispute, they harnessed two untamed oxen to a cart carrying St Patrick's earthly remains. Wherever the oxen stopped was where the saint would be buried. According to the legend, the oxen stopped when they reached Dun-lethglaisse, the site of the present Church of Ireland Cathedral, Downpatrick

I’m my own Sponsor again this month.

Announcing the Irish Culture and Customs Book of Jokes

 

This is the collection of our Jokes. It was built up over many years and, now, is gathered here for your enjoyment. With this in your hand, whenever the day is dull or dreary you can open it up and have a good laugh, you'll feel better.

Available on Amazon. Use this Link:

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 THE WEEK THAT IS

1.Article:What the Twelfth means to me

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/12thJuly.html

3. Article: Francis O'Neill - The Man Who Saved Our Music

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AMusic/FrancisONeil.html

4. Article: Irish Linen - The Cloth of Kings

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Linen.html

5. Article: Who was Behind The Doors of Dublin?

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ALandmks/DoorsofDublin.html

6. Article: Driving in Ireland Part One

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Atravel/Driving1.html

5. Article: Driving In Ireland Part Two

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Atravel/Driving2.html

6. The Irish Kitchen: Sleabhac: Manna from the Seashore

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/2Kitch/aSeaweed.html

7. Basic Irish: Summertime

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/3Focloir/Summertime.html

8. Kids’ Ireland: Little Red Bird

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/1Kids/LittleRedBird.html

 

So there you have it until we write again - sometime in August.

If you are planning on getting married between now and then or tied the knot in the month of June, here is your special verse:

They who in July do wed,

Must labor always for their bread

And, if you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event between now and our next edition, we hope it's an occasion filled with joy and happiness. 

 

 We’ll take our leave with this blessing:

Bless us oh Lord, You who are
the peace of all things calm
the place to hide from harm
the light that shines in dark
the heart's eternal spark
the door that's open wide
welcoming all to come inside.
We ask this blessing
God be willing.
Adapted from the Celtic oral tradition - 1st millennium

 

All the best & God Bless,

Get down on your knees and thank God you’re still on your feet. 

Téigh ar do ghlúine is bí buíoch le Dia go bhfuil tú fós ar do chosa.

 

 

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