Ireland 2009 pg 101

Ireland 2009 pg 101

About 5 klms out of Cortober [Heron Water] or now know as Carrick on Shannon Rock at the Shannon standign gingerly in the reed was a nice young heron. Alone.
Our Aife of old Irelands famous spirt bird.

I was excited to see her a first grey blue observed in all of Erin and called her to attention of fellow passengers. But no one cared.
None of the train riders or forieners pay much attention to the country side.
They dont observe the bogs ,or the passing fields ,or the half cut brush, or the new bungalows, or the cattle ,or the sheep.
These are boring to them.
Their life support system.

The rail interestingly recites a running message of ports of call in both english and irish and the signs all depict the Irish name of the place which is helpful in giving it meaning completely disguised in
the English.

Places like 'Bothar Bui' which means road to victory now called Enfield.
A Muillesann Cerr which in the english becaem Mullingar.
the old word being Muileann Cerr. I must look it up.

The famous Maynooth is actually Magh Nuad ,Plain of Nuada.
I think our famous warrior of the Danann era
The Danann -place of the song.


Muile being Moyle or Mol like St Moling-beloved of Mola Muile.
Who is Muile.
Teh muileann is the mill cear is a crossbeam.
Mullingar ,the crossbeam of the mill.

Tuathal Teachmar broght the watermill to Ireland when he retruned to Tara Hill in 79 Ad .
25 years of age ,and took back his natural princly crown from the judges of Moran .
A wise a progressive prince born in trouble, acceptable by his people to the right to rule.

The tourist of Luas is interesting in that after they get on the train they stand inthe doorway platform instead of moving back in the car which is standing room only.
Hence no one can get on or off without moving them off the train so you can negociate the stop.
I think they are afraid of getting lost in this car or something.

The Irish on the other hand negocaiate their way to the car center. Disconserned at all that the next stop will be missed and than they pop off suddenly just as the trains stops .
Impatient to hit the electronic door button to open the doors and speedily exit the vehicle headed quickly in the right direction .
Never confused as to whether to go left or right.

All the Irish boys are in good shape and all the Irish girls are overweight excpet a few of teh mothers who have been streamed down chasing the offspring.
Lovely blue eyed curly topped blonds scampering before the crowd in the Malls not at all conserned that the child napper may be just before theie head to gather up their little bodies and run off to sell them on into the sex trades of the world.
They are a prize because of the nordic looks .

I though the train people might be interested in my bird citing
However the information employee announced that there were whole herds of these foul on another train route.
I didnt catch whicc one.

About like announcing in Nevada or Utah that there was a blotted dead cow by he highway.
No big deal.
That is common.
There are lots of these.

the bus has an Eireann that goes to the airport and this info there says I can use my pass to go up there.
But not from Dublin only from the south port of Rosslare, the Europortfrom France.
So will try it. Better than the 41.
If can get the ticket well be all set to go.

I dont need the ticket like the train with the senior pass.
Just get in line on the dock show the driver your pass and take a seat. Good for us old folks.

judi donnelly
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16 june 2009