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December 24, 2011

An Irish Christmas Wish, 100 years on.

The Irish Times has reported the discovery of a “Dear Santa” letter, written in 1911 and hidden in a chimney by it’s writers, two children living in Dublin, Ireland. One must wonder, did the children find what they wished for under the tree the next morning? Of  course, the writer of the article assumes that [...]

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Posted in: Irish Culture and Curiosity

December 6, 2011

Facebook goes Effin Crazy!

The Irish parish of Effin has been blacklisted by Facebook for having too offensive a name. Though there have been numerous efforts to get Facebook to reconsider, they have thus far, refused. Obviously, this is just a simple case of their software intervening in the very interaction between people that they profess is Facebook’s mission. [...]

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Posted in: Irish Culture and Curiosity

December 6, 2011

If We Could Import Snow from Ireland…

The BBC is reporting that Northern Ireland has had some snow accumulation. With a long stretch of balmy weather here in the North East, I’m thinking of purchasing some Ice chests and importing their unwanted snow here. Heck, if it’s OK to export Irish sod from Ireland, I don’t think they’ll mind if I take [...]

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Posted in: Irish Culture and Curiosity

December 6, 2011

Endangered Red Deer Decapitated in Killarney

It has been reported that someone has been decapitating red deer and leaving their carcasses behind Neark Killarney. In the most recent case, the head was left nearby the body. It is speculated that they are being killed so that their heads can be sold as wall trophies. Shameful.

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Posted in: Irish Culture and Curiosity