Do they still sell the papers outside the church on a sunday morning?They used to live in Lucan itself when i was a young one...their living in Kew park now?

paddym123 (Meath) - Posts: 367 - 01/08/2008 15:46:14    63437

Yep!
Sunday World, Indo, Times, Liffey Champion and Lucan Newsletter.

Baptised in that church I was!.....A great day for Ireland, and I think the mother knew it even then! I didnt even cry when the water was poured on me head as far as I can remember!

Know Kew Park well. Give me a clue, initials or anything although I think I might have an idea! See, Lucan really is that small when ye remove all the blow-ins!

How do you find Irelands most beautiful village anyway?

Regards,

Snufalufagus......Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 01/08/2008 16:32:39    63517

Have a stab at the initials...one begins with J.?

paddym123 (Meath) - Posts: 367 - 01/08/2008 16:43:23    63530

JFK???

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 01/08/2008 16:48:12    63539

J......for Joey?
ceart no miceart?

Regards,

Snufalufagus.....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 01/08/2008 16:53:24    63545

Micheart...Try again....?

paddym123 (Meath) - Posts: 367 - 02/08/2008 13:09:18    63856

Any idea's snuff?

paddym123 (Meath) - Posts: 367 - 05/08/2008 10:50:39    65469

Give me a second initial will ya!
How many lads in the family?

Regards,

Snufalufagus.....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 05/08/2008 11:29:35    65542

George Bernard Shaw was the first of only 2 people to win a Nobel Prize and an oscar. He won the oscar for original screenplay for Pygmalion. Second person achieved the same feat recently enough but I can't remember who it was

Plink (Monaghan) - Posts: 110 - 05/08/2008 12:35:55    65633

Second person achieved the same feat recently enough but I can't remember who it was
Plink , 05/08/2008 at 12:35
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Plink - it was the great (!) Al Gore!

JayoCluxton (Dublin) - Posts: 2688 - 05/08/2008 12:44:12    65648

Beacaire Gorm - in relation to your last post and in case you didnt know this story already:

The Red Hand allegedly originates from a story from one of Hugh O'Neill's ancestors. Apparently many moon's ago two rival chiefs were rowing across a lake or sea (Lough Neagh perhaps!?) when they spotted some land. They agreed that whoever touched the land first would be the owner. As they got nearer the shore one chief was ahead of the other. The one that was losing chopped off his own hand and threw it onto the land ensuring he touched the land first and thus became the owner.

The O'Neill clan thereafter seem to have adopted the Red Hand as their symbol/crest.

On reflection perhaps its a metaphor for how us Tyrone folk will do anything to win. The chopping off of the hand has been replaced with our 'Puke football' and our other devious methods to obtain victory according to some commentators!!!!!!

Goodfella, Tir (None) - Posts: 1652 - 05/08/2008 13:37:59    65745

Plink and JC.
That is powerful stuff lads, keep it coming!

Regards,

Snufalufagus.....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 05/08/2008 13:43:03    65758

Nice one Goodfella - but don't be putting ideas in Ricey's head!

JayoCluxton (Dublin) - Posts: 2688 - 05/08/2008 13:45:20    65767

Goodfella
Thats the version I know of too!

....as for the latter, maybe its a symbol of finally being caught 'red handed' by refs engaging in dirty nordie tactics!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 05/08/2008 13:45:30    65769

After Lucan lad Patrick Sarsfield, this might well be Irelands second best Cavalry Officer ever!

Myles Keogh (1840) of Carlow.....Story goes like this:

As an adventureous young man he went off in search of a war and joined St. Patricks Battalion of the Papal Army and fought at Ancona.
When that was all over he went to America and fought on the Union side in the Civil War. Fought in many battles and became a Colonel.
After the Civil War he stayed in the Army but took a cut in rank due to the de-mobilisation and joined the famous 7th Cavalry under Lt-Col Custer!
They came up against the Sioux Indians at The battle of Little Big Horn and every US Cavalryman on the field was wiped out. The Sioux mutilated and 'scalped' every enemy trooper except one!
A Sioux chief, 'Red Horse' described a Cavalry Officer riding a horse with four white feet as being the bravest officer he had ever seen and because of this the body of Myles Keogh of Carlow was the only US Cavalry body not mutilated.
Keoghs horse 'Comanche' was the only living thing left on the battlefield from the US side!
Keoghs two 'Papal Medal' were found to be worn by Chief 'Sitting Bull' when he died. The medals are now with Keoghs latter family.

What a man!

Regards,

Snufalufagus.....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 05/08/2008 14:05:45    65807

St.K
Beckett and Shaw are Dubs indeed.
Heaney is a nordie.
But you say Sligo claim Yeats!!....."claim" does not mean "from".....it means "claim" something that is not yours by birthright!
Yeats is a Dub!!
Dublin has these 3 Nobel Peace Prize winning literary giants, from the city of endless literary masters!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 05/08/2008 14:12:23    65819

I know this starts a debate on whether your from where your born or where ya grew up but its worth pointing out that Shaw was born in Carlow, where most of his family are from! Also...Snuffy, Yeats settled in Sligo and it most certanly was his adopted home. He didnt call Dublin the 'Land of hearts desire' now did he...?

spudenator (Laois) - Posts: 1052 - 05/08/2008 14:32:51    65842

Spudenator.
Yes, and they didnt call Dublin "the city that never sleeps" either now did they?...but 3.30am is late enough is it not?!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 05/08/2008 14:38:30    65852

Spudenator!
Ohh yeah and I forgot!....Shaw was born in Dublin lad, what are you talkin about?
Here in Dublin we dont have to "claim" anybody! We are chuck full of greats already!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 05/08/2008 14:41:17    65863

Re; Myles Keogh (1840) of Carlow. Interesting stuff. Reads a bit like Joe O'Connors 'Redemption Falls'. (Better then our one of our own, General Phil Sheridan - as my aul boy says 'now HE was a REAL H***')

Con Cavan (Cavan) - Posts: 894 - 05/08/2008 14:52:09    65885