City of Chicago
They worked along the Erie and on that Gal in New York Bay
They laid the ties and moved the steel for the Eastern railway
They brought their dreams and calloused hands
To toil ‘neath golden skies
With blood and sweat and bridled fears
And fire in their eyes
. . . To the city of Chicago
Mary of the Gaels, Louth or Kildare? We will sort that Christy!
If youse win yours and we win ours we might meet in the Sam semi, so we better plan our trip.
I’ve got the Hiace, so I’ll motor the Landbridge from over here and will pick
you up at Aldi on the Rock Hill.
I’ll have me bodhrán, you can teach me how to play with the hand instead of the stick, maybe you’ll sing St Brigid’ cloak….
We must motor on out the long Mile Road, nip through Bluebell, maybe have a feed in the Red Cow, have a wee stop at Veronica’s rememberance plate by Newlands Cross, motor on the N7, we won’t be a million miles from the hill of Allen, is it worth stopping?
Now as we motor on to Newbridge, we have to sort out the St Brigid thing. I have an idea. Could you maybe get the Station Road closed just for us? And we can have a proper game of bowls, Ból an Bhóthair, road bowls. I picked it up from the boys of the county Armagh, maybe you had a bit of it along the Curragh.I’ve been practicing over here they call it Bosseln.
We won’t need the whole Station Road, just a couple of miles, then whoever wins with the least number of throws gets to claim Bríghid.
What do you think?
In answer to Pat , i recall being told (walking home from primary school opposite ‘the spetch’) that God Saves but George Best knocks in the rebound.
Rory
Ps
A lifelong pal sent me a wonderful saying yesterday that evokes so many happy memories….at some point in your childhood you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time,and nobody knew it.
Christy's reply
those golden years , childhood innocence, across the fields to the Curragh Plains, down upon the Liffeyside, Newbridge or Nowhere
Well Christy, a grand weekend of sport. Ireland did the business to stay in group B, Louth did the business to stay in div. 2, bet Meath! Kildare did the business and got promotion, we’ll be playing yis next season! Dundalk are flying atop division one.
But for me the great story is Thomas Tuchel as manager if England. He gave a very clever answer when asked if he’d sing God Save. He said he hadn’t yet earned the right to sing it!. Maybe some time in the future the lovely media folks might tell him he had earned the right, he said! Clever!
And can he speak Engelish proper asked some hacks. Well the Guardian says his English is more perfect and sophisticated than that of the hack questioning him!
Fun times.
Christy's reply
Well Pat…Thanks for sharing..We’ll welcome The Wee to St Conleth’s Park…maybe sort out who owns the bragging rights to St.Brigid (of Kildare)
Hello Christy,
Thankyou for all the info on Wandeting Aenghus. Much appreciated. I enjoy talking about songs after I’ve sung them, so I’ll be passing it all on to the Panther Club. Not much talking before, I’m normally straight in.
The other one I’m going to do is the Reel in the Flickering Light.
The rats and the worms and the pigeon and the dog.
Mine takes place in a graveyard. Yours is in a pub?
City of Chicago
They worked along the Erie and on that Gal in New York Bay
They laid the ties and moved the steel for the Eastern railway
They brought their dreams and calloused hands
To toil ‘neath golden skies
With blood and sweat and bridled fears
And fire in their eyes
. . . To the city of Chicago
Mary of the Gaels, Louth or Kildare? We will sort that Christy!
If youse win yours and we win ours we might meet in the Sam semi, so we better plan our trip.
I’ve got the Hiace, so I’ll motor the Landbridge from over here and will pick
you up at Aldi on the Rock Hill.
I’ll have me bodhrán, you can teach me how to play with the hand instead of the stick, maybe you’ll sing St Brigid’ cloak….
We must motor on out the long Mile Road, nip through Bluebell, maybe have a feed in the Red Cow, have a wee stop at Veronica’s rememberance plate by Newlands Cross, motor on the N7, we won’t be a million miles from the hill of Allen, is it worth stopping?
Now as we motor on to Newbridge, we have to sort out the St Brigid thing. I have an idea. Could you maybe get the Station Road closed just for us? And we can have a proper game of bowls, Ból an Bhóthair, road bowls. I picked it up from the boys of the county Armagh, maybe you had a bit of it along the Curragh.I’ve been practicing over here they call it Bosseln.
We won’t need the whole Station Road, just a couple of miles, then whoever wins with the least number of throws gets to claim Bríghid.
What do you think?
Hmm….
Newbridge or Nowhere keeps winking at us.
A new idea for an album?
Rebecca
In answer to Pat , i recall being told (walking home from primary school opposite ‘the spetch’) that God Saves but George Best knocks in the rebound.
Rory
Ps
A lifelong pal sent me a wonderful saying yesterday that evokes so many happy memories….at some point in your childhood you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time,and nobody knew it.
those golden years , childhood innocence, across the fields to the Curragh Plains, down upon the Liffeyside, Newbridge or Nowhere
Well Christy, a grand weekend of sport. Ireland did the business to stay in group B, Louth did the business to stay in div. 2, bet Meath! Kildare did the business and got promotion, we’ll be playing yis next season! Dundalk are flying atop division one.
But for me the great story is Thomas Tuchel as manager if England. He gave a very clever answer when asked if he’d sing God Save. He said he hadn’t yet earned the right to sing it!. Maybe some time in the future the lovely media folks might tell him he had earned the right, he said! Clever!
And can he speak Engelish proper asked some hacks. Well the Guardian says his English is more perfect and sophisticated than that of the hack questioning him!
Fun times.
Well Pat…Thanks for sharing..We’ll welcome The Wee to St Conleth’s Park…maybe sort out who owns the bragging rights to St.Brigid (of Kildare)
Hello Christy,
Thankyou for all the info on Wandeting Aenghus. Much appreciated. I enjoy talking about songs after I’ve sung them, so I’ll be passing it all on to the Panther Club. Not much talking before, I’m normally straight in.
The other one I’m going to do is the Reel in the Flickering Light.
The rats and the worms and the pigeon and the dog.
Mine takes place in a graveyard. Yours is in a pub?
Rebecca