you are an odd chap alright. if I knew what you were trying to say there Iād make up a smart quip to respond, but I havent a notion what you are on about.
Beyond the reach of human rage
A drop of hell, a touch of strangeā¦
Come on home, Tom.
At half-past one the town was silent,
Except a row raised in the Island,
Where Thady-foe to sober thinking-
With comrade boys sat gaily drinking!
A table with a pack of cards
Stood in the midst of four blackguards
Who, with the bumper-draught elated
Dashed down their trumps, and swore, and cheated!
Four pints, the fruits of their last game,
White-foaming to the table came;
They drank, and dealt the cards about,
And Thady brought āfifteen wheel out!ā
Again the deal was Jack Fitzsimonās,
He turned them up, and trumps were diamonds;
The ace was led by Billy Mara,
An beat with five by Tom OāHara;
The queen was quickly laid by Thady!
Jack threw the king and douced the lady!
Bill jinked the game and cried out, Waiter!
Bring in the round, before 'tis later!
The draughts came foaming from the barrel;
The sport soon ended in a quarrel;-
Jack flung a pint at Tom OāHara,
And Thady levelled Billy Mara;
The cards flew round in every quarter,
The earthen floor grew drunk with porter;
The landlord ran to call the Watch,
With oaths half Irish and half Scotch,
The Watch came to the scene of battle,
Proclaiming peace, with sounding wattle;
The combatants were soon arrested,
But Thady got off unmolested.
[quote=āTreatyStones, post: 830624, member: 1786ā]At half-past one the town was silent,
Except a row raised in the Island,
Where Thady-foe to sober thinking-
With comrade boys sat gaily drinking!
A table with a pack of cards
Stood in the midst of four blackguards
Who, with the bumper-draught elated
Dashed down their trumps, and swore, and cheated!
Four pints, the fruits of their last game,
White-foaming to the table came;
They drank, and dealt the cards about,
And Thady brought āfifteen wheel out!ā
Again the deal was Jack Fitzsimonās,
He turned them up, and trumps were diamonds;
The ace was led by Billy Mara,
An beat with five by Tom OāHara;
The queen was quickly laid by Thady!
Jack threw the king and douced the lady!
Bill jinked the game and cried out, Waiter!
Bring in the round, before 'tis later!
The draughts came foaming from the barrel;
The sport soon ended in a quarrel;-
Jack flung a pint at Tom OāHara,
And Thady levelled Billy Mara;
The cards flew round in every quarter,
The earthen floor grew drunk with porter;
The landlord ran to call the Watch,
With oaths half Irish and half Scotch,
The Watch came to the scene of battle,
Proclaiming peace, with sounding wattle;
The combatants were soon arrested,
But Thady got off unmolested.[/quote]
One of the earliest tales told to me by the auld lad, what with him being half a soda cake and half a parish manā¦ He showed me where her claw marks were upon the bridge, I canāt find the things these days.
One of the earliest tales told to me by the auld lad, what with him being half a soda cake and half a parish manā¦ He showed me where her claw marks were upon the bridge, I canāt find the things these days.[/quote]
Only discovered the poem myself a couple of months ago in an old book I found at home. Those few verses above are absolutely outstanding. Why I put them in the Tom Ryan thread Iām not sure, but Iād say Tom would enjoy that type of banter.
One of the earliest tales told to me by the auld lad, what with him being half a soda cake and half a parish manā¦ He showed me where her claw marks were upon the bridge, I canāt find the things these days.[/quote]
That marks on the bridge thing rings a bellā¦ explain!
The Bishopās lady, who haunted the bridge, was said to have been murdered there and her nailo marks were said to be etched into the bridge as she tried to cling onto it and life.
Ah smashing. I remember hearing that from my childhood. Canāt remember for sure if someone once showed me the marks or if thatās just wishful thinking.
Tom has written a quite damning review of the weekendās All-Ireland football final.
In the examiner?
He writes for that West Brit rag The Daily Mail I thought?
I havenāt read it, but I know I agree with everything he said 100%.
āI am going outside my comfort zone here, but Iām still none the better for that horror show that passed itself off as the All-Ireland football final.ā
āIt was such an awful, cynical mess of a game, and yet we are constantly told that this is a game that is āevolvingā. We donāt doubt that, but what on Godās earth is it evolving into.ā
āWith such ridiculously large āsupportā and management teamsā¦never has so much effort and resources been invested to turn a once proud game into a pitiful heap.ā
[quote=āWatch The Break, post: 836794, member: 260ā]āI am going outside my comfort zone here, but Iām still none the better for that horror show that passed itself off as the All-Ireland football final.ā
āIt was such an awful, cynical mess of a game, and yet we are constantly told that this is a game that is āevolvingā. We donāt doubt that, but what on Godās earth is it evolving into.ā
āWith such ridiculously large āsupportā and management teamsā¦never has so much effort and resources been invested to turn a once proud game into a pitiful heap.ā[/quote]
As always, bang on the money!
[quote=āWatch The Break, post: 836794, member: 260ā]āI am going outside my comfort zone here, but Iām still none the better for that horror show that passed itself off as the All-Ireland football final.ā
āIt was such an awful, cynical mess of a game, and yet we are constantly told that this is a game that is āevolvingā. We donāt doubt that, but what on Godās earth is it evolving into.ā
āWith such ridiculously large āsupportā and management teamsā¦never has so much effort and resources been invested to turn a once proud game into a pitiful heap.ā[/quote]
Heās a fuckin wanker,we get it Tom you hate football give it a fuckin rest
Youāre a fucking wanker, we get it Massey you hate Tom give it a fuckin rest.
This thread is an embarrassment
Agreed.
Not half as embarrassing as the nitwits that think Cregan was a better Limerick manager.
Eamon 1 Tom 0