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Greetings & Blessings to all
Welcome to our July newsletter.
Well, I know I'm a long way behind on these Newsletters. The explanation is simple. I had a major storm come through and it fried my computer and a lot else. I'm still trying to rebuild everything. All I can do is ask you to forgive and wish me luck. Making everything worse my Microsoft Word software no longer works so I have to try a different word processor software package. I now have to do my Newsletter, from scratch, and then hope I can convert it. In short, I have to spend a lot more time doing my Newsletter. No one is more upset about this than I am.
I'm almost past the Covid issues but I still stay indoors all the time. I don't expect that to change anytime soon.
Keep in touch with each other and help where you can. Love and God bless.
Enough of my nattering.
Again my thanks for the contributions. Please keep them coming. I would like appropriate jokes or other links 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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On with the update...
IN THIS ISSUE:
The Weather
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
Going on Holiday
Going on holiday/vacation? In this lesson you will find words and phrases related to the annual trip for some rest and relaxation. Also, be sure to check Lesson 53 which covers the great outdoors and words such as beach as well as Lesson 59 which focuses on Travel and phrases like travel agent.Phrase: Package holiday
Irish: beart seer-eh
Pronunciation: bahrth seer-eh
Phrase: Family holiday
Irish: saoire chlainne
Pronunciation: seer-eh khlinn-eh
Links
1.Ireland Team Named For Series Decider In Wellington
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made one change to the team that won in Dunedin last week, ahead of the series decider against New Zealand at Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 7.05pm local time/8.05am Irish time).
https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/07/14/ireland-team-named-for-series-decider-in-wellington/
ok—Russ
2.Ireland defence spending to grow to €1.5bn by 2028
The bigger budget will see allowances for the lowest ranks increase by €89 (£75) per week or €5,000 (£4,227) per year.
The decision was ratified during a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday.
The announcement comes amid a debate about the state's military neutrality in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62139358
3.Ireland’s ‘oldest dog’ Skippy dies peacefully at the age of 27
Skippy the Border Collie from Mayo lived to the equivalent age of 135 in dog years and was perhaps one of the oldest dogs in the world.
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irelands-oldest-dog-skippy-dies-27481524
Hum, I had a cat that was in her thirties when she died—Russ
4. Urgent warning issued for all of Ireland following three deaths this week as heatwave continues
The public is being warned that water safety needs to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds as they head for a dip amid the current heatwave.
Sadly, there have been three drownings over the past week, prompting Minister Eamon Ryan to plead with people to "be careful out there.”
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/urgent-warning-issued-ireland-following-27503557
5. Experts divided over comparison of UK and Ireland's coronavirus records
Analysis showing lower death rates in Ireland provokes debate on differences between two countries
Hmmm?—Russ
6. Ireland deserves huge credit for refugee response
In particularly challenging circumstances, the Irish government deserves full credit for its efforts to deal with the influx of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
An amazing 40,000 having already arrived in Ireland, a total which in pro rata terms puts the UK to shame, and many more are understood to be on their way.
7. Coronavirus will result in profound changes to society, virologist warns
She signed up to return home as part of the “On Call for Ireland” initiative. Her journey home was assisted by the Department of Foreign Affairs, which had found seats on flights back to Dublin for those who wanted to come home and could afford to pay for the ticket.
It already has luv, just look around—Russ
QUOTES, TOASTS , CURSES AND BLESSINGS
I am wet through, relentless rain lashes down
My dampening features take on a sad frown
Murky clouds are emptying themselves away
Flooding earth below, making a miserable day
I trudge silently towards home, slowly soaking
My body is splattered, coldly fuming, dripping
My black raincoat is on, the umbrella held high
Puddles underneath my feet splash as I walk by
Perhaps tomorrow the sun will shine in the sky
To dry my mood, to introduce a contented sigh
Fr Patrick Brennan © 2011
A BIT OF THE WIT
The rain drove us into the church - our refuge, our strength, our only dry place...Limerick gained a reputation for piety, but we knew it was only the rain.
From Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Oddly, all the times I spent there, it never rained—Russ
JOKE OF THE MONTH
Mrs. O'Leary went to the doctor's office where she was seen by one of the new physicians. After about 4 minutes in the examination room, she burst out the door and ran screaming down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening, he had her sit down and relax in another room. The older doctor marched down the hallway to the back where the first doctor was and demanded, "What's the matter with you? Mrs. O'Leary is 72 years old, she has seven grown children and ten grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?" The new doctor continued to write on his clipboard and without looking up said, "Does she still have the hiccups?"
DID YOU KNOW
1. George Bernard Shaw bequeathed one third of his estate to the National Gallery in Dublin, claiming that he received his education there?
I believe it. I learned more from museums than anywhere else—Russ
2. The sinister sounding Bloody Foreland in County Donegal owes its name to its magnificent sunsets?
3. The Irish alphabet has only 18 letters? J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y and Z are not used.
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THE WEEK THAT IS
1. Article: What the Twelfth means to me
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/12thJuly.html
2. Article: Irish Linen - The Cloth of Kings
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Linen.html
3. Article: Irish People, Irish Linen
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/LinenWilson.html
4. Article: Is Your Shillelagh a Sham?
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Shillelagh.html
5. Article: Emblems of Ireland: The Shamrock
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Shamrock.html
6. The Irish Kitchen: Aran Isle Sweaters - how a dropped stitch gave rise to a popular myth
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Sweaters.html
8. Basic Irish: Going on Holiday
Going on holiday/vacation? In this lesson you will find words and phrases related to the annual trip for some rest and relaxation. Also, be sure to check Lesson 53 which covers the great outdoors and words such as beach as well as Lesson 59 which focuses on Travel and phrases like travel agent.
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/3Focloir/Lessons8.html#Gael33
9. Kids’ Ireland: Irish children learning through film
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/1Kids/learningFilm.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 July, here is your special verse:
Those 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:
In This Irish Home
May these walls be filled with laughter,
may it reach from floor to rafter.
May the roof keep out the rain,
may sunshine warm each windowpane.
And may the door be open wide
to let the Good Lord's love inside.
All the best & God Bless,
Bridget & Russ
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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Russ Haggerty
LEAVE 'EM LAUGHING
A Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, and a Jewish rabbi were discussing when life begins. "Life begins," said the priest, "at the moment of fertilization. That is when God instills the spark of life into the fetus." "We believe," said the minister, "that life begins at birth, because that is when the baby becomes an individual and is capable of making its own decisions and must learn about sin." "You're both wrong," said the rabbi. "Life begins when the children have graduated and moved out of the house."
Last Words
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—Russ
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