luck of the irish

top of the morning to ya,
i had great day and a half in the emerald. i toured the city and then went to the country side to see malhide castle. most of their art gallery and museums were free so i went through a few. i really enjoyed the evening irish gigs around temple bar area. the last evening i did the musical pub crawal tour that a couple of musicians host. they talked about the different types of songs \; reels, gigs, hornpipes, polkas, and the time signatiure they were in. they said all of the music is oral and learned and passed around the countryside... kinda like a slow email smile.
mostly the traditional methods are exactly opposite of the good habits were supposed to not do in western classical music. for example you pound your foot with the music not clap your hands.. that interfers with the drinking after lol.

i have had great irish luck this trip... only 2 days of rain. it a beautiful day in london today. gotta go now.

The Irish were the only country that I noticed that had nicknames for everything... now I know beyond a shadow of a doubt my Grandma Keffer (maiden name McCoggin) was sooo Irish. We have nicknames for everything. The Irish ones I like the best were

The monument in the middle of town.. it was a tall silver pole. It's " the stilleto in the ghetto" or the one of the fountain of the sea goddess. One night someone pour some beer in in and she got very foamy... hence the "fluzzie in the jucuize"

May the luck of the irish be with you. tricia

Pic captions: The singers are from the Musical pub crawl, the sign .. well click on it and read it LOL, The statue is Molly Malone otherwise know as the "dish with the fish", "tart with the cart".

ps when i get back home i'll put more info on my entries and about where i stayed etc