Monthly Archives: November 2025

Grave Matters

There are three graves in Milltown. My fathers family. My grandfather died in April 1959. He had just bought my First Communion suit and did not live to see me wear it. He is buried in an unmarked grave, the … Continue reading

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The Falls Road…Is It Now Middle Class?

Yesterday I went into Belfast. Christmas Shoplifting. Ooops that was a slip of the tongue. Christmas SHOPPING. November and December are strange times for us. My wife says after every Christmas that next year she will not “do all this … Continue reading

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Learning Irish: Doing It for Catherine

This post might contain spelling mistakes and grammar errors but pass no remarks. As the tshirts say “briste” (broken or bad) Irish is better than “cliste” (clever or perfect) English. So I have decided to learn Irish…..again…. or if you … Continue reading

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New Beginnings?

Seems like a day that is almost historic. Catherine Connolly is our new President and it seems accidental. The Left agreed on a candidate. Fine Gael had a poor candidate. Fianna Fáil totally messed up to the point where their … Continue reading

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