I was telling you about the Blackfoot, a sort of matchmaker of times gone by.
19th century arranged marriages
Culture
‘You know where I got that?’
My late and very beautiful friend Sarah Hagan – who sadly parted this mortal coil just a few days ago – was my distant cousin. So distant, one would not normally mention it at all – except for my pride in being related to such a remarkable lady.
Sayings in everyday use yet 1
..that’s in the hands of The Man Above ..
referring to anticipated weather for a great event, sporting occasion or the likes. Not to be said in the presence of a priest!!
Local sayings in Everyday Use [2]
Personal: ….. towards youth and the very young …
‘Who’re you looking at?
‘I’m looking at you
With your eyes so blue
And you’re nose turned up
Like a kangaroo!’
Sayings in Everyday Use [1]
The Almighty: Church occasions require the use of the term, God, or The Good Lord. Sometimes referred to as, The Man Above, but then in a secular rather than a sacred sense. e.g.
Skipping Rhymes we knew
DO ACTIONS while jumping in the rope
I am a little Irish girl dressed in blue
Here are the things I like to do:
Salute to the captain, bow to the queen
Turn my back on the submarine.
I can do the tap dance, I can do the splits
I can do the hokey kokey, just like this.
Art Bennett 1793-1879
Art Bennett was an important part of the Ulster cultural revival of the late eighteenth-early nineteenth century. By sheer chance, my friend Tom McKeown found the photocopied note reproduced below, among his papers, with nothing attached to indicate its origin or meaning. That does not stop us from speculating!
Lassara and the minstrel
Most of our more prominent ancient monuments have a folk story or two attached to them, and none more poignant than that associated with