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1.An Post Irish Book Awards: Vote for your favourite poem!

2.Exploring the remote island paradise in the west of Ireland

Spending a day (or two) on Inishturk Island a small, beautiful and tranquil island located nine miles (14.5km) off the west coast of County Mayo.

Make the effort and you will not be disappointed. Bring a picnic and hop on the 10:45 am O' Malley Ferry (20 euro round trip) from Roonagh Pier and spend a day exploring this sparsely populated haven of natural beauty. The return ferry departs Inishturk at 5:15 pm.

https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/remote-island-paradise-inishturk-mayo?utm_campaign=Best+of+IC+-+Nov+8+-+2018-11-08&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Mailjet/

Looks like fun —Russ

3. Galway girls shed pony tails in support of brave school-mate

Seven little girls have shown their incredible support for their school-mate in her battle with cancer – by cutting off their long pony tails for charity.

Ada Gallagher, Greta Gallagher, Emily Clarke, Katie Clarke, Lucy Clarke, Ròisìn Burke and Gràinne Burke – all from Kilchreest National School – decided to donate their hair to the Rapunzel Foundation to help their friend Niamh Davison.

https://connachttribune.ie/galway-girls-shed-pony-tails-in-support-of-brave-school-mate-187/

This is sweet—good for them—Russ

4. Special farming event at Maam Cross

TEAGASC, in conjunction with Conradh na Gaeilge, are holding an Irish Farming Event on Thursday,  November 15, in Peacocke’s of Maam Cross from 6pm to 8pm. A mixture of Irish and English will be used throughout the event to celebrate “Bliain na Gaeilge”.

This is a KT (Knowledge Transfer) approved event for both cattle and Sheep farmers. All farmers and members of the public are very welcome to attend. KT registration will be from 5.45pm to 6.45pm. A broad range of issues willbe discussed at the event.

https://connachttribune.ie/special-farming-event-at-maam-cross/

I drove through Maam Cross and exchanged a few words with a sheep—Russ

5. Irish emigrants in Australia offered free flights home to fill jobs in Ireland

Irish emigrants living in Australia have been promised free flights home by a recruitment agency if they return to fill job vacancies in the healthcare and pharma, construction, finance and IT sectors.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/irish-emigrants-in-australia-offered-free-flights-home-to-fill-jobs-in-ireland-1.3686775

I wish this had been on offer when I was still ‘in-harness’—Russ

6. Ireland’s only child-free coffee shop is brewing up a storm

It’s a weekday morning and I’m feeling a bit like the child-hating queen in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang off to meet the Ratcatcher as I find myself in Ireland’s first adult-only coffee shop, in Birdhill, Tipperary, but within minutes, the guilt –okay I feigned it – disappears. With the easy listening music, the huge windows looking out onto stunning Mount Moylussa and Lower Lough Derg and the barristas making my coffee in front of my eyes - I’m beginning to understand child-free heaven.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/features/irelands-only-child-free-coffee-shop-is-brewing-up-a-storm-883103.html

7. Collins Dictionary 2018 word of the year revealed

‘Plogging’, ‘vegan’, ‘#MeToo’, ‘gaslight’, ‘backstop’ and gammon’ also make the list

monitor the 4.5 billion-word Collins Corpus and create the annual list of new and notable words that reflect an ever-evolving culture and the preoccupations of those who use it.

QUOTES, TOASTS , CURSES AND BLESSINGS

I think there's a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.
Gabriel Byrne

I’ll bet — Russ

A BIT OF THE WIT

JOKE OF THE MONTH

DID YOU KNOW

1. The lyrics to "Danny Boy" were written by an Englishman? His name was Frederic Edward Weatherly and he also wrote the lyrics to the popular WWI song, Roses of Picardy.

Figures, I’ve never been fond of ‘Danny Boy’—heard it too many times —Russ

2.Until the 1920s, on St. Brigid's Day (February 1st) at Teltown, Co.Meath, couples could legally marry by simply walking toward each other? If the union didn't work out, they could 'divorce' by walking away from each other at the same place exactly a year and a day later.

They should adopt that in Hollywood—Russ

3.In 1922, at the height of the Irish Civil War, Free State Brigadier Patrick Paul escaped from his Republican captors in Waterford disguised as a mother superior?

I’ve seen some Mother Superiors that looked like that–Russ

Sponsor

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THE WEEK THAT IS

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

The Book

Potion, pope and perfidy

The second and final version is complete and available on Amazon.

Don’t order through ‘Marketplace’ or you’ll get the first version which is incomplete. Use this link: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Potion-Pope-Perfidy-ebook/dp/B07BBVST69/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1531576170&sr=1-2&keywords=russell+haggerty&dpID=61BzUIHyd2L&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

If any of you bought and read the first version, I don’t want you to pay the higher price for the second. So, send me an E-Mail at the address below and I’ll buy one for you at my author’s price and mail it to you (and, yes, I’ll sign it). Even with the postage it will save you a bit of money.

Bless you all,

Russ Haggerty

LEAVE 'EM LAUGHING

This was adapted from one that Gayla sent us. It's too good not to pass along. Thanks, Gayla!
Sean was a mild-mannered man who was tired of being hen-pecked by his wife; so he went to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist said he needed to build his self-esteem and gave him a book on assertiveness. Sean read the book on the bus home. By the time he reached his house, he had finished it. He stormed into the house and walked up to his wife. Pointing a finger in her face, he said, "Bridie, from now on, I want you to know that I am the man of the house, and my word is law! I want you to make my favourite boiled beef and cabbage for the meal tonight and when I'm finished with that, I expect my favourite whiskey cake for afters. Then, you're going to draw me my bath so I can relax. And when I'm finished with that, do you know who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"
"The undertaker." says she.

Last Words

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—Russ

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