Historian John A. Murphy
He had a nice book on twentieth century Irish history which was one of the best of its type
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He was very much a Redmondite and John Bruton type when it came to his reading of history. Met him before and he was a sound man, not a bit like the person youâd see on tv arguing a contrarian position. R.I.P.
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Judge Peter Smithwick has died at the age of 85. A descendant of the famous brewing family he was President of the District Court for 17 years. He was living in Inistioge and itâs unclear whether he was acquainted with lapsed poster @THE_LINK_WALSH or the licensed premises known as The Spots.
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Youâre a fair man for digging up the news around the country.
I had to Google âThe Spotsâ as the local pub there was called The Spotted Dog years ago. I was friendly and went to school with a lad whose father owned it back then. But he sold it around that time and I think it became known as the Castle Inn.
Anyway my search told me that it has since been taken over again by the son, my old friend Johnny OâDonnell. Unfortunately it was an obituary for Johnny where I read it. Only 57âŚ
A lovely obituary, if there ever is such a thing. RIP Johnny.
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Iâm touched by the lovely obituary and offer my condolences on the loss of your old friend.
Iâve never been to Inistioge but we had a poster from there who regaled us with tales of nocturnal escapades in and around the Spots.
If I might point you in the direction of the thread âIâm off to Leinster House in the morningâ youâll get a flavour of the characters that frequented your late palâs hostelry.*
- Muldoonery became a popular word in the aftermath.
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A gas man was The Link alright.
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The Link and his brother were beside themselves with grief over Johnnyâs passing as were many in Inistioge, Iâm reliably informed.
A sad time for all down there when it should have been a better time.
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Pete St John
Iâd say the writer of Fields of Athenry and Dublin in the Rare Old Times is a celebrity.
RIP
Magic,
âFor you stole Trevelyanâs corn, so your young might see the mornâ
I beg to differ but anyway.
Iâm sure God will forgive him for The Fields of Athenry.
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Thanks farmer. Iâd say the forumites who have never heard the Fields of Athenry before will really appreciate you posting that.
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There you are again with the snide comments.
Go fuck yourself.
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The FOA is a grand song but it is clouded thanks to all the drunken butcherings in pubs & awful renderings in sports stadiums
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RIP Pete St John
Ah youâre right. Itâs a fine song but much like Fairytale of New York, it suffers from its overexposure. Hardly poor oul Peteâs fault.
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Tom Duffy, the patriarch of Duffyâs circus has folded the tent for the final time (93).
In useless information these Duffys have been in the entertainment game since 1775.
How do you kill a circus.
Go for the juggler.
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Peter Bowles. The Irish RM.
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