tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525559785388894045.post4149274539781955100..comments2024-03-24T14:22:57.453-05:00Comments on Shawna Delacorte's Blog: St. Patrick's Day—More Than Green Beer and Irish CoffeeShawna Delacortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334547435739630283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525559785388894045.post-6339636256365858612013-03-11T18:42:39.877-05:002013-03-11T18:42:39.877-05:00Paul: Thanks for the interesting information. I&#...Paul: Thanks for the interesting information. I've only been to Ireland a couple of times and each trip was much too short. I'd love to spend more time there. How marvelous that you had the experience of being trained in the oral history traditions.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Shawna Delacortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334547435739630283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525559785388894045.post-73785019090323139002013-03-11T16:30:06.455-05:002013-03-11T16:30:06.455-05:00Dia dhuit, Shawna!
It's clear, you've don...Dia dhuit, Shawna!<br /><br />It's clear, you've done a lot of research for this blog entry! Hope you won't mind if I add a few details to your work?<br /><br />When I was young, corned beef was cheap. Now it has become one of the most expensive sandwich fillings you can ask for in the UK!<br />As a result, you're more likely to get Colcannon served in Ireland (mash, cabbage and sometimes onion or spring onion) with salt bacon e.g. Dublin Coddle, corned beef being too expensive!<br /><br />I'd also like to make it clear that the Celtic tradition for oral history is NOT a thing of the past, but still alive and well! Especially away from the larger towns and cities, the most important person in the community is the <i>seanch'ai</i> or storyteller. Usually the Eldest Resident in the village, he was 'trained up' to the job by HIS Grandfather, who inherited the role from HIS Grandfather in turn. You can ask how I know this: the answer is very simple. As first-born male of MY generation [1950] I was trained up to the role by MY Grandfather ...<br /><br />Go maire tú Lá Fhéile Pádraig!<br />[Happy St. Patrick's Day]<br />PaulPaul McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430184962132539192noreply@blogger.com