Things I learned today (Part 2)

[StoneCold]

The Pale actually had a boundary ditch to mark it’s outer limits to prevent cattle raids from the Gaelic Irish. Parts of this can still be seen today in Sandyford, Ballyogan and between Clane and Sallins.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Ruins of a defensive battlement/castle at Kilgobbin that was part of this

[maurice_brown]

3,027 years from today, life will either be really good or really bad.
It’s 5050.

[myboyblue]

@maurice_brown

3,027 years from today, life will either be really good or really bad.
It’s 5050.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Tere Mere Beech Mein - Ek Duuje Ke Liye - Kamal Hassan, Rati Agnihotri - Old Hindi Song

This was the sample in Britney Spears Toxic

[flattythehurdler]

Apparently happiness is a mighty mcmuffin megameal.

[artfoley]

Toots thielemans who provided the wonderful mournful harmonica for the midnight cowboy theme also played the harmonica on the Sesame Street theme

[Ralphie]

The Britney Spears hit song “Toxic” was written about SuperVet Noel Fitzpatrick

[Juhniallio]

TFI have introduced 40 new bus services this year and have another 22 on the way before the end of the year. That’s fantastic work.

[TreatyStones]

The bus service to our town has increased significantly. I had to get it about 3 years ago and I’d say I was the only paying customer and a handful of auld wans on the free travel.

Now, thanks to new buses with proper scheduling there’s a early bus which gets to Limerick city by 8:30 and supposedly it’s full most mornings. Usually a decent crowd waiting at the bus stop for the 9:30 bus as well.

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

The service in Limerick city has also improved.
And the map tracking keeps you invested while you wait for it to turn up.

[Juhniallio]

Most of those buses are outside dublin too. Greens doing things even for the people who hate them…

[Heyyoubehindthebushes]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy there is some praise for you here. Good work

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

huh?

[Heyyoubehindthebushes]

Positive opinions on all the new bus routes pal

[flattythehurdler]

Hopper reckons it’s the only country in Europe where you’d genuinely ask “what time is the 830 bus at?” And get a genuine answer**

** Never 830

[Fagan_ODowd]

@flattythehurdler

Hopper reckons it’s the only country in Europe where you’d genuinely ask “what time is the 830 bus at?” And get a genuine answer**

** Never 830

Hopper a bit of a comedian is he?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@flattythehurdler

Hopper reckons it’s the only country in Europe where you’d genuinely ask “what time is the 830 bus at?” And get a genuine answer**

** Never 830

We used to dare each other to go in to Michael and Julia Connolly’s sweet shop and ask Michael how much the penny sweets were. Michael had a notorious temper. Michael tired of this one day and dragged me across the shop counter by the collar of my shirt, gave me a kick in the arse and told me to stay out of his shop til tomorrow.

[flattythehurdler]

Hopper asked yesterday could he leave school before study to work on his project. I asked what her name was. He said he couldn’t comment.

[habanerocat]

@flattythehurdler

Hopper reckons it’s the only country in Europe where you’d genuinely ask “what time is the 830 bus at?” And get a genuine answer**

** Never 830

I used get the Galway - Limerick bus out of Oranmore a good bit. It would always be at least an hour and a half late, but you’d be afraid of being late for it as the next one would be God knows when and could be full.