Sunday, March 17, 2024

Erin go Feirc: Nine Kilkenney cocks and Dublin dicks, plus a castle, a dolmen, and the Londonderry wall




I visited Ireland several years ago to research language education.  First stop: Glenstal Abbey School, near Limerick, about 2 hours southwest of Dublin.





The abbey entrance







Not one of the students









Kilkenny fun run









Not one of the runners










Gay couple in Dublin

Northern Ireland after the break










Northern Ireland stayed part of the United Kingdom after Irish independence in 1921.  There are still some tensions between Roman Catholics, who generally favor uniting with Ireland, and Protestants, who want to stay British.

Londonderry, about an hour's drive from Belfast, can also be called Derry, depending on who you want to argue with.

Londonderry pirate dancer


















Pirate penis










From the internet


















Armagh Dolmen





Armagh feirc

Feirc, meaning "hilt of a dagger," is one of over 50 old Irish words for "penis"

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