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Replying To MiAmigaVERONICA: "On a train journey up through Guatemala around 2009 I met several poverty-stricken immigrants making the highly dangerous trek northwards in the hope of making it into the US. One was a very young single mother with her two small kids, hitching non-paying train rides all the way up from Honduras. The kids enjoyed a little game of peek-a-boo with me at a brief stop-over on the way. The older was a little girl of around three years, named Veronica.. As doubtlessly with everyone on such treks, there was, I felt, a deeper story than met the eye with this very young and vulnerable family, but it is one that will forever remain a mystery to me, as will their fate thereafter. At the next Internet cafe I found I was feeling a little homesick, and was interested in hearing what the banter was about the hurling championship. That was when I joined Hoganstand, and I took my username after my little amiga." Lovely story. I hope the family found a good life and happiness.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 09/08/2021 18:38:58
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Replying To MiAmigaVERONICA: "On a train journey up through Guatemala around 2009 I met several poverty-stricken immigrants making the highly dangerous trek northwards in the hope of making it into the US. One was a very young single mother with her two small kids, hitching non-paying train rides all the way up from Honduras. The kids enjoyed a little game of peek-a-boo with me at a brief stop-over on the way. The older was a little girl of around three years, named Veronica.. As doubtlessly with everyone on such treks, there was, I felt, a deeper story than met the eye with this very young and vulnerable family, but it is one that will forever remain a mystery to me, as will their fate thereafter. At the next Internet cafe I found I was feeling a little homesick, and was interested in hearing what the banter was about the hurling championship. That was when I joined Hoganstand, and I took my username after my little amiga." There's a touch of the Verbal's about that Keyser!
Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 203 - 09/08/2021 19:46:42
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Replying To yew_tree: "Mayo is known as the Plain of the Yew Trees." And there we have it! Now we know why Mayo have come up short in so many All-Ireland finals.
Because yew trees are synonymous with cemeteries!
johnocarroll17 (Limerick) - Posts: 408 - 09/08/2021 20:18:18
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Replying To Onion_Sack: "There's a touch of the Verbal's about that Keyser!" Does it not get claustrophobic in your little world?
MiAmigaVERONICA (Clare) - Posts: 302 - 09/08/2021 20:23:38
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Replying To johnocarroll17: "And there we have it! Now we know why Mayo have come up short in so many All-Ireland finals.
Because yew trees are synonymous with cemeteries!" They are also poisonous ;)
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 09/08/2021 20:29:52
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Replying To Onion_Sack: "There's a touch of the Verbal's about that Keyser!" Sorry, I might have misunderstood you.
MiAmigaVERONICA (Clare) - Posts: 302 - 09/08/2021 20:34:00
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Replying To MiAmigaVERONICA: "On a train journey up through Guatemala around 2009 I met several poverty-stricken immigrants making the highly dangerous trek northwards in the hope of making it into the US. One was a very young single mother with her two small kids, hitching non-paying train rides all the way up from Honduras. The kids enjoyed a little game of peek-a-boo with me at a brief stop-over on the way. The older was a little girl of around three years, named Veronica.. As doubtlessly with everyone on such treks, there was, I felt, a deeper story than met the eye with this very young and vulnerable family, but it is one that will forever remain a mystery to me, as will their fate thereafter. At the next Internet cafe I found I was feeling a little homesick, and was interested in hearing what the banter was about the hurling championship. That was when I joined Hoganstand, and I took my username after my little amiga." Very interesting story MiAmiga.
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 09/08/2021 20:35:58
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Replying To yew_tree: "They are also poisonous ;)" Didn't the plant them in cemeteries so the kids wouldn't eat the berries.
avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 09/08/2021 21:18:27
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Replying To avonali: "Didn't the plant them in cemeteries so the kids wouldn't eat the berries." More to do with livestock I think breaking in...farmers keeping their boundaries in check?
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 09/08/2021 22:03:01
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If any of you need to ask where mine came from well, i dunno what i can say....
brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 10/08/2021 09:55:49
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Small man who loves a few sneaky ones
BilboNaggins (Galway) - Posts: 59 - 10/08/2021 10:19:59
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Replying To brian: "If any of you need to ask where mine came from well, i dunno what i can say...." Is it because you're a big Monty Python fan?
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 10/08/2021 10:39:12
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Replying To MiAmigaVERONICA: "On a train journey up through Guatemala around 2009 I met several poverty-stricken immigrants making the highly dangerous trek northwards in the hope of making it into the US. One was a very young single mother with her two small kids, hitching non-paying train rides all the way up from Honduras. The kids enjoyed a little game of peek-a-boo with me at a brief stop-over on the way. The older was a little girl of around three years, named Veronica.. As doubtlessly with everyone on such treks, there was, I felt, a deeper story than met the eye with this very young and vulnerable family, but it is one that will forever remain a mystery to me, as will their fate thereafter. At the next Internet cafe I found I was feeling a little homesick, and was interested in hearing what the banter was about the hurling championship. That was when I joined Hoganstand, and I took my username after my little amiga." Glad you got the chance to tell this tale. Central American countries are pretty rough. I found it hard to relax there with the exception of Costa Rica and the touristy bit of Panamá. Mainland Honduras was mental about 6 years back.
Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1550 - 10/08/2021 11:35:31
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Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Is it because you're a big Monty Python fan?" Fair play that did make me laugh, but no
It's my actual name!!!!!
brian (Meath) - Posts: 1954 - 10/08/2021 12:08:39
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Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Is it because you're a big Monty Python fan?" :-D
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12040 - 10/08/2021 13:15:20
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Replying To brian: "Fair play that did make me laugh, but no
It's my actual name!!!!!" I'm Brian! :-D
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12040 - 10/08/2021 13:16:32
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Replying To brian: "Fair play that did make me laugh, but no
It's my actual name!!!!!" Top marks for not trying
Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12121 - 10/08/2021 13:47:58
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Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Is it because you're a big Monty Python fan?" I think you're mistaking Brian for Bwian :D
realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8596 - 10/08/2021 16:15:34
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I'm like Mayo I keep coming back
boomerang (Mayo) - Posts: 49 - 11/08/2021 11:27:42
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Replying To KingdomBoy1: "Is it because you're a big Monty Python fan?" brilliant ...
Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 11/08/2021 12:00:34
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