Fingus O'Shamwow: O, would ye like a luverly pertater, Michael Patrick, ye facking ginger-haired bastard?

Michael Patrick Sean Flahertie Sláinte O'Nan: Faith and begorrah, me lad! Me cirrhosis has put me so near Death's door, I can't hardly beat me wife!

Paying homage to Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin Presents... The End of Civilization series (Mike reviews and roundly mocks the most fanboyish of fanboy trinkets and devices from Previews The Comic Shop Catalog), I felt obligated to create the following when the Creative Irish Gifts catalog showed up in our mailbox. Some might call this plastic ( Read more... )

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My mom corrected my previous comment. She said that my grandfather often said, "We're not of Irish descent-we're Irish decent," but that was one of his running gags. When Kennedy was elected, however, Mom says he proudly pronounced, "We're no longer second-class citizens ( Read more... )

Today, wanderingaengus talks about the feeling of pride African-Americans are experiencing right now, and ponders what his grandmother (an Irish Catholic) thought and felt when JFK was elected. It reminded me of what my mom told me. She said that when Kennedy won, my grandfather said, "We're no longer of Irish descent. We're Irish decent now ( Read more... )

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Ah, my people. The South Side Irish.The Irish are great freedom-fighters. The only problem is that for many of them freedom-fighting started and stopped with the sons and daughters of the auld sod. You see, our freedom was hard won. We "earned" our trip out of subjugation and slavery. Therefore, everyone else on the bottom still has to swim through ( Read more... )

"Boolavogue"

At Boolavogue as the sun was setting
O'er the bright May meadows of Shelmalier
A rebel hand set the heather blazing
and brought the neighbours from far and near.

Then Father Murphy from old Kilcormack ( Read more... )

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