Ireland is a land of magic and mystery, so the tourist guides say, but we now know many of the keys to Ireland and Irish living. So, here are a few of our discoveries, in no particular order.
Burning peat smells like burning brakes.
It rains here. If you think it's going to rain, it will. If you think it won't rain, it will.
(But it may also become sunny and warm, rather suddenly.)
On the 8th day, God created pubs. He did not create them all equal. Ergo, some pubs are better than others.
Grocery stores are more for socializing and gossip than actual shopping (a welcome change from American consumerism and haughty indifference to other human beings.)
"Are you ok?" translates to "How may I help you?," as opposed to genuine concern about your mental or physical health.
We're pretty sure everyone in Ireland has kissed the Blarney Stone at some point.
Have you ever heard anyone brag about that great cup of coffee they had in Ireland? Yeah.
Long story short, thanks be for tea and Guinness.
Why play traditional Irish music in a pub when you can play American pop or classics?
Point proven: one night we had live music, played well, but consisting of these songs:
Waggon Wheel
Free Falling
With or Without You
Stand by Me
Sweet Child of Mine
I Need a Dollar
Folsom Prison Blues
Dirty Old Town (fine, that one's legitimately Irish)
It Just Takes Some Time
Rollin' on the River
(there were maybe 2 random Irish songs mixed in to that list ...)
Curbs are used for parking ON, not next to.
Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, and Johnny Cash are pretty big icons there.
Pubs and B&Bs abound, even in tiny Dingle town. There are at least 18 pubs and nearly as many "other" eating establishments.
So, cead mile failte and slainte to you, and a top o' the morning too!
1 comment:
I completely sympathize with the live music in the Irish pub. Ken and I were stuck in much the same situation several years ago in a pub outside Galway. You keep thinking, surely this must end sometime and they'll start playing real music, but it never happens.
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