Fáilte AlecinOz,
Oh My Land, Oh My love, what a Woe and how Deep..
{ James Clarence Mangan}
The Cockerels came home to roost alright! and in such a clinical manner.
Even the statues here were crying! they need to get more then there fingers out.?
Do you know there is or was great snobbery here in The Rugby Circuit.
in Dublin anyway, kinda considered a yuppie game for years. While in The County of Limerick its considered the working mans game. This is not meant to be offensive to Limerick people. I have had many good times in the Shanagolden Area. James Clarence Mangan Country..
Now Alec, more to the point how would you feel about this?
Our National Anthem is Amhrán Na Bhfiann. {Ow-rawn nul vee-yunn}.
A Soldiers Song..
The latest here in Rugby is to play a song called "Irelands Call "
One or two players, from other parts, alledgely refuse to stand to our National Anthem.
So they have adopted this song.. I find this is Policital Correctness gone nuts!!
Any where i ever was i stood and gave there Anthem my utmost respect.
I am after all a visitor in there country.
We have had a huge influx of foreigners to our Isle in the last few years, all very welcome i might add... But the Muslims and others are now demanding we take our religious icons down? as they find them offensive? They are here in Our land. Bring your own and add to ours, but dont try to subtract ours that we strove so hard to keep as part of our unique identity..
Can any of you out there imagine being deprived of your National Anthem.
The All Blacks have Samoans, { As the Don fella keeps reminding us of }
They not only learn the haka, but the New Zealand Anthem as well. and sing it with the utmost respect. Our Anthem is ours. Insist on singing it with or without consent. They cannot silence thousands of people in a Stadium.
At the end win lose or draw, sing Ireland Call. I have, love the tune! But its not my Anthem..
Look what you started Alex? Have to go now, 1oo crab cakes waiting to be made for my sons house warmer tonight, where there will be plenty of Shenanigans. No doubts!.
Slán down under. good luck in the Rugby" we havent a snowballs chance in hell.
Old Doll.