School Daze
The Irish Times (sub required) published it’s Feeder Schools report today. My old Secondary (High) School performed very badly and I can’t say I’m too surprised. The report said that 30-odd people did the Leaving Cert (final school exam) in my alma mater last year and only an incredibly low 15% went to [...]
No
I was in Dungarvan last week and made a wee day trip to Tramore. On the way back, I took the long way out of town and stopped by Guillamene Cove. It’s a funny place. The last time I was there, it was a very sunny day and I was doing the [...]
A Penny Drops
It was my birthday last week. It turns out I was born in or around midnight (30-something years ago). On a Friday night or Saturday morning, if you know what I mean. They eventually settled on Saturday as the day of my birth.
I don’t know if they flipped a coin but the decision [...]
Victory is ours – sorta
This has got to be an urban myth!
Aughrim in Co Wicklow won the 2007 Tidy Towns competition. Apparently, one of the local councillors said that ‘pride’ had now been restored to the town after the 1691 Battle of Aughrim.
Only problem is…the Battle of Aughrim took place in Co Galway on the opposite [...]