Yeah heard pretty much the same thing. Sounds like something from craggy island
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Unlike you to be drinking that early in the day.
You think there would have been umpteen Santa’s out of work this Christmas.
It looks like an absolute scam. Ran for the sake of being able to claim the money. I think they have tickets sold for multiple days, will be interesting to see what happens.
Many Santa’s would be in the vulnerable category. But that’s an absolute piss take. I hope those in charge are rounded up and given a kicking.
I am actually drinking Boxty I got the bad news that my next door neighbour (79) died this morning after a short illness. He was a serious character, a bachelor who lived with his elderly mother after a stint in London in the 60s.He bought farms and tractors and quads and beasts all round him but never his own home and ended up living in a “granny flat” owned. by his witch of a sister in law but that’s another story.He was a huge influence on my life,second only to my father.I was only thinking about him the other day as to how hard he worked and that he had fuck all to show for it,he had land and possessions but no childer and nephews hanging off him the last couple of years when his race looked ran.I really hope he stiffs them cunts.By the looks of it I can’t even go to the funeral. The best I can do is stand on the side of the road in Mullies Monday morning and look sad.
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Giz a buzz when you’re down mate
Very sorry for your loss Massey. He sounds like great craic.
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It’s sad to see all these auld characters dying off,I’m sure there’s plenty of them in monaghan too.Maybe it’s just the fact that we’re getting older.Maybe we’re the “characters” now.When I was a kid they were my age or slightly older.This lad let me drive his 135 before my auld lad,I used to work for him pulling timber out of the forestry with horses.He was a tough hard cunt who enjoyed a drink and the craic,first mass every Sunday and last man out of the pub.A great neighbour if you needed a hand and never looked for thanks,neighbours don’t need thanking.
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How much
Dunno, it was a gift
There are hardly any aul Prods in Monaghan left now. They were a hard bunch, that generation. Their kindness really meant something.
I’m looking for a Limerick top of a cheap description under 20 quid to further wind up the cork women. I’ve her driven demented all week already. Ill be fucked out by Christmas if limerick win
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This man wasn’t a protestant. Not that it matters. I remember one time a horse died and we buried him,we dug a hole behind him and rolled him in,the hole wasn’t deep enough. He whipped out the chainsaw from the 305 van and cut the legs off and laid them across his chest chuckling away, I was slightly traumatised but I got over it.He also tried shooting a dog one time by tying him to a tree but the dog must have copped on to it and started running around the tree,he proceeded to shoot the rope and the dog ran off,we shot him the next day
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I saw his death there earlier and knew he’d be there or thereabouts your territory, the light of Heaven to him. Sad to see those oul’ characters slipping away. I’m sorry for your loss, I can see you were close to him but ye’ve put down a fair share of rural experiences. RIP.
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I can only imagine
May he RIP
They are getting rarer and rarer
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