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Posts Tagged ‘wedding’
The .Gif Friday Post No. 567 – Ghost Riders, Porker Spinner & Never Sass The Duke
Friday, 11 January 2019Bíodh Lá Shona Naomh Pádraig, nó greim dom!
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
The four in front are not Irish, but the back three are. Just sayin’.
I bet the Erins go Bleaugh within the hour.
On the other hand, this is pretty cool.
There are a few remaining holed stones in Ireland. There is one in Co. Antrim and in Co. Louth and lucky for me there’s one in my native Co. Cork! This is the Ballyroon standing stone which is situated in West Cork on the Sheep’s Head road. This imposing stone is 2.25 metres in height unfortunately it is not standing and is only propped up on a smaller stone. The most striking feature is the beautifully carved round hole which runs through the stone. According to a local historian
The hole in the stone is narrow on one side and wide on the other. The man had a bigger hand and he put his hand through the wide side and the woman put her hand through the narrow side. They made their promises when they put their hands through the stone.
[1st image found in here; 2nd image with description found here. Previous St. Patrick’s Day posts here.]
My favorite Irish song is Nell Flaherty’s Drake for various reasons. Here’s the tune:
Stay safe driving home tomorrow so you can still wake up on Wednesday and call in to work stupid.
Tall Order
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
[Found in here.]
Something’s just not right.
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Blackening the Bride
Sunday, 13 July 2008
This is one way to blacken a bride. Atypical Events collected some odd wedding customs from around the world, and describes “blackening the bride” as:
“In the Scottish pre-wedding tradition of “Blackening the Bride,” The bride is taken by surprise and covered with foul substances, such as eggs, various sauces, feathers, and well you name it…
“The bride to be, officially blackened, is then paraded around town, and of course a few pubs, for all to see.”
I like the picture better without the description.
