tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post1854704901933764657..comments2024-01-22T20:47:55.482-08:00Comments on SherWords: HI-POD: Part 4 (August 15 - 20, 2006)Sherwood Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-6560351942618897272007-08-21T10:14:00.000-07:002007-08-21T10:14:00.000-07:008~) What a nice thing to do! Just gave the links ...8~) What a nice thing to do! Just gave the links to Larry, who looked very happy to put off struggling with our business program for awhile and explore Waterford instead. He's over at his computer right now saying "Oh, that's my kind of chandelier," and various other approving comments.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Nostalgic for the Pleistocenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369449719832190810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-67043065473203894322007-08-20T23:56:00.000-07:002007-08-20T23:56:00.000-07:00Mike and Dann -Strong county identification and it...Mike and Dann -<BR/><BR/>Strong county identification and its role in forging Irish nationalism might be most interestingly seen in the history of the <A HREF="http://www.gaa.ie/" REL="nofollow">Cumann Lúthchleas Gael</A> (or Gaelic Athletic Association). Not to give away anything further down the line in HI-POD, but "Bloody Sunday" has two meanings in the struggle.<BR/><BR/>Ruth --<BR/><BR/>The picture you refer to with the mountain and clouds is probably one from our mosey through the Kylemore pass, and I, too, was continually delighted by the clouds' dance throughout the month.<BR/><BR/>As for Waterford, I probably don't have a whole lot to offer Larry more than what's been here, but here's what I do have:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sharrington.net/4Larry/Waterford.pdf" REL="nofollow">This is a pdf file</A> of the part of our trip diary about the Waterford excursion; it has a lot of smaller pictures and a great deal more expostulation (but only mine, not anything truly reliably informed!)<BR/><BR/>Also, <A HREF="http://sharrington.net/4Larry/Waterford/index.htm" REL="nofollow">this is a dump of every picture we took at Waterford</A> (without any captions at all) -- if you or Larry have any questions about any of them, just go ahead and ask. (Sorry about the "buttonizing" of the larger images; it's a "feature" of the quick-n-dirty program I used to slap the collection together for you.)Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-13718300482753163912007-08-20T17:59:00.000-07:002007-08-20T17:59:00.000-07:00Catching up here after a crazy week- So much smash...Catching up here after a crazy week- So much smashing photography, and i'm especially struck by the dramatic skies in so many. There was one back in a previous slideshow i'd have to go hunt up again, where the clouds are colliding with a mountain and spilling over the backside. Just wonderful!<BR/><BR/>And so is the Planxty song! That one's a killer.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile Larry was wondering if you had any more pictures from Waterford, showing the process?<BR/><BR/>8~)Nostalgic for the Pleistocenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369449719832190810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-55256749421299967392007-08-17T02:49:00.000-07:002007-08-17T02:49:00.000-07:00Identification with counties is very strong in Ire...Identification with counties is very strong in Ireland and was occasionally a barrier to nationhood. The Young Ireland movement had to create a sense of Irish identity, and that effort carried forward from the 19th century work of songwriter Thomas Davis up through Yeats and other early 20th century artists. And the isolation continued to relatively modern times -- The bodhran player in my folk group was a Limerickman who met his wife, who was from Clare, only because he'd served in the Home Guard during WWII and was stationed there. His father, a thatcher, only left Limerick once in his life, when the men's sodality from his church went to Queenstown (now Cobh).<BR/><BR/>It's quite a change for his generation to go back to Ireland and hear all the languages being spoken there ... as Sherwood heard on the "Cliffs of Babel." Ireland was jerked into the 20th century scant years before it ended.<BR/><BR/>Of course, with a solid economy, young Irish won't be leaving in such droves anymore anyway. Those who choose to leave won't be nearly as homesick and would thus be less likely to add a county name to their children's, I suppose.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-77346053274041982582007-08-16T14:12:00.000-07:002007-08-16T14:12:00.000-07:00Knowing that many on my father's side of the famil...Knowing that many on my father's side of the family came from Ireland, I found the mention of County Mayo to be of some modest interest. There have been four consecutive generations of eldest sons in my family given the middle name Mayo. Why was never clearly explained to me, but I now suspect that it had something to do with the "old country".<BR/><BR/>Being the last of the four, it now seems like a pity to have broken that tradition. At the least, we did so with my Grandfather's blessing. <BR/><BR/>He'd had enough of it as well. [grin]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-25658639221888207012007-08-16T09:28:00.000-07:002007-08-16T09:28:00.000-07:00Thank you so much, Mike, for linking that great so...Thank you so much, Mike, for linking that great song here and <A HREF="http://nellieblogs.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">on your own blog</A>.<BR/><BR/>As for the place itself, I suspect that it <A HREF="http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=77631" REL="nofollow">may be metaphorical, not literal</A>. My "Cliffs of Dooneen," then, could be my own memory (or my Nikon.)Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-10614442884708333452007-08-16T02:16:00.000-07:002007-08-16T02:16:00.000-07:00I love local views of local history -- that battle...I love local views of local history -- that battle between the IRA and Tans may be famed in song and story but in my years of studying and collecting such stuff, I never heard of it. On the other hand, songs from that era are full of references to battles it takes an expert to track down ... always nice when folk music comes with footnotes.<BR/><BR/>But here's a song that has played in my head every morning since you began this series and is indeed a favorite among ex-pat Irish. You don't mention this place specifically, but the flavor of the song permeates your postings ...<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc5911S3JAwMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.com