ODDS and ENDS
THE DANGER OF FLOODING IN IRELAND
A GOOD READ
I recently read the novel "Tipperary" by Frank Delaney.It is a very interesting book concerning an Irish-Anglo family in the 1800s.It deals with the problems of the Irish during the often violent "land-reform" which he feels lead to the fight for Irish Independence.It is of course, also a story of unrequited love.Suggested by Bettylou Reed
IRISH NEWS
Galway: Crowning glory
Construction work has begun on the new 400million Crown Square development on the east side of the city set to be the single biggest retail park in the West of Ireland.
THE ADS
The police department magazine in Dayton, Ohio once carried the following ad:
FOR SALE
Second-hand tombstone-
Excellent buy for someone named Murphy.
AN IRISH TOASTS
Long live the Irish!
Long live their cheer!
Long live our friendship
Year after year!
Here's to you and yours
And to mine and ours
And if mine and ours
Ever come across to
you and yours, I hope
you and yours will do
As much for mine and ours
As mine and ours have done
For you and yours!
May you never want for more.
May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door!
AN IRISH POEM
May those who love us love us,
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping.
ANOTHER IRISH POEM
May you be blessed with the
Strength of heaven
The light of the sun and the
Radiance of the moon
The splendor of fire
The speed of lightening
The swiftness of wind
The depth of the sea
The stability of earth and the
Firmness of rock
JOKE OF THE MONTH - Indeed!
CATHOLIC DOG
Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with only a pet dog for company. One day the dog died, and Muldoon went to the parish priest and asked, "Father, my dog is dead. Could ya' be saying' a mass for the poor creature?" Father Patrick replied, "I'm afraid not; we cannot have services for an animal in the church. But there are some Baptists down the lane, and there's no tellin' what they believe. Maybe they'll do something for the dog." Muldoon said, "I'll go right away, Father. Do ye think $5,000 is enough to donate to them for the service?" Father Patrick exclaimed, "Sweet Mary, Mother of Jesus! Why didn't ya tell me the dog was Catholic?"
A LITTLE LOGIC
Mrs. O'Growny was puzzled. "Why," she asked her friend Mrs. O'Connor, "are ya learning French?"
"Don't ya know we adopted a French baby and we want to understand him when he starts talking."
THE GIFT
Murphy approached a saleslady and whispered: I just glanced into the fitting room. Theres a customer trying on a blouse and she has a blindfold on! Naturally, said the clerk, Thats Bridget and shes getting the blouse for Sean, her husband, to give it to her for her birthday and its supposed to be a surprise.
BINGO
A stranger went to a bingo game but could not make out the numbers being called out. He asked someone that didn't seem to be having the same problem and he replied, "We call out the numbers in Latin so the protestants can't win."
The Pope was visiting Ireland and some of the local cardinals were discussing Jesus nationality. One of them asked the Pope about this and he responded, "Irish! Where else would you find a man 33 years old, single and still living at home.
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