John Ó'Ríordáns Blog » Cork

Cookie Munster

thesraid — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:58:06 +0000

Michael Corcoran turns into the cookie monster while commentating on two of Munsters’ Heineken cup matches won by the boot of Ronan O’Gara.

Halloween 2011

thesraid — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:55:37 +0000

Check out my Halloween Gallery for some pictures from Halloween yesterday. Scroll to the bottom for the new ones.

Ireland – Home Sweet home

thesraid — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:56:15 +0000

……… The only place where……..
• If you die from alcohol poisoning, you’re considered a lightweight,
• ‘Fuck off’ means ‘Are you serious?’ … …
• The person that you insult most is probably your best friend,
• Saying ‘I will yea’ means that you definitely won’t,
• “Fuck it, its grand’ means that you couldn’t be bothered finish it properly,
• ‘He’s fond of a drink’ means he suffers from severe life-threatening alcoholism,
• Saying you’re going for a drink means you might not be seen again for 3 days,
• Crisps are called ‘Taytos’ and fizzy drinks are called ‘minerals’,
• ‘For the craic’ is the best reason for doing anything,
• The best cure for a hangover is more drink,
• Nobody can go a day without saying ‘Jaysus’,
• ‘Meeting’ has a double meaning,
• Tea is the solution to every problem,
• And water is the solution to every GAA injury,
• “I got stuck behind a tractor’ is a perfectly valid reason for being late,
• We eat Tayto sambos for lunch, and ham sandwiches on the way to Croke Park,
• You can insert the name of a gardening tool into any sentence and it still makes sense, e.g. ‘I had a rake of drink last night’ or “I’ll be out in a minute, I’m just shoveling down the dinner’,
• GAA is considered religion,
• Its perfectly acceptable to call your mother ‘mammy’ even though you are a fully grown adult,
• Saying ‘Now we’re sucking diesel’ means that you are happy with the outcome of the situation,
• Drinking ‘tae’ is everyone’s favourite past time,
• You’re scared of the wooden spoon,
• The word ‘like’ goes in every sentence,
• You can say “Any craic?’ to a garda and you won’t get arrested,
• ‘The dogs’ bollocks’ means something brilliant

Fireworks

thesraid — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:44:39 +0000

I let off some small fireworks over the weekend. Fireworks are illegal in Ireland so we went up a mountain where we wouldn’t be seen. There was quite an echo through the Glens though.

Driving in Ireland

thesraid — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:30:56 +0000

When I move to Canada I think I’ll miss driving on Irish Roads in the Spring.

John & Lorri visit the Fun Fair

thesraid — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:29:10 +0000

Visited the small fun fair in Blackpool today. It could’ve been taken straight out if Fr. Ted.

Paddys Day 2011

thesraid — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:57:50 +0000

Went out for drinks with a few people for the St. Patrick’s Festival in Cork. My last Paddy’s in Ireland for a while. Here’s a video montage of who was there.

No Water in the Mothers House

thesraid — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:52:18 +0000

I’m down in Millstreet for Christmas and the mother has no water. So it was off to a local volcanic well for me. My hand is freezing from submerging it in the water.

Christmas Drinks 2010

thesraid — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:03:11 +0000

Went for a few drinks last night for Christmas. Here are some pictures and a video from the night.

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It seems to be quite cold

thesraid — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:57:39 +0000

Why has no one mentioned how cold it was before this? ;)