I think that was @Rocko. The chicken katsu curry from Aya in Mayor Square was a major highlight of 2002-04. I was bereft when it closed. I think it hit Rocko badly too, but he never felt the same about Aya after losing an Aya curry eating challenge to an audit junior in March 2004. There was a real sense of occasion that day, bringing the takeaway curries back to the staff canteen and seeing who would tap out first.
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Was it some type of extra hot curry?
Korma
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We used them in my first office job as meeting caterers. I got right sick of them. I always thought Swedish Food Co producer a poor enough sandwich they was high on accoutrements and garnishes but low on filling and ultimately left you unsatisfied. A metaphor for my 20s maybe.
Are you old enough to remember the ladies who came into offices selling home made ish sandwiches. They were generally very nice sandwiches.
Korma would be a bit too spicy for @Rocko . Iād say the curry was put aside and the actual challenge was just rice.
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āAnd then one day goneā.
That line conveys the suddenness of the closure so perfectly.
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Does anyone remember a place called Honest to Goodness that was in Georgeās Arcade. Tiny place. Just take away. They had a favourite called a āSloppy Joeā just sold on a Fridayāwhich was a thing of glory.
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Yeah they were in Dame court for a while too. Cracking rambos
Rocko Curtis.
Ā£2.50 a coffee is what about ā¬3 hardly a great deal? Then fucking ā¬6 a coffee the next month. The fuck do they normally cost?? Pret is just awful. OāBriens would be nicer, and thatās fucking awful as well
The GPA need to act on Pret encroaching into the lucrative coffee/snack market currently cornered by intercounty stars.
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youād get a much better sandwich in one of the greasy spoons or delicatessans over in the UK and theyāre all over the high streets, usually called Tonyās or Frankās.
There was no IRA in 1911. I presume they mean Irish volunteers, which is a slightly different thing. All the lads from Clare must have signed up for the Somme and never came home
Irish Volunteers was 1913. National Volunteers was before that
Is 1911 used for the breakdown as it was the last reliable census?
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There must be a good explanation of what figures they are basing it on. Im almost sure thats from that massive atlas book that came out a few years ago.
the next census after 1911 was 1926 - so that graph is most likely a representation of Ireland sometime between 1919-1926 of men who were between the ages of 15 and 55 in 1911 census. Good catch
I doubt there was a question on the 1911 census asking if you were in the 'RA
Thatās right. Big place. Wasnāt too pricey either for the quality of the nosh.
I remember when that place was all fieldsā¦etc etc!
It was super. Used to work round the corner and get the soup and sambo deal for lunch. Sloppy joe fridays were savage alright. Sensational stuff.
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