tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post8970492715096475691..comments2024-03-28T05:14:44.500-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: Irish Snakes Are SmilingTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-10533222613977097672013-03-20T16:48:35.955-04:002013-03-20T16:48:35.955-04:00Hmmm. Maybe I'll have to leave the Irish coun...Hmmm. Maybe I'll have to leave the Irish countryside off my backpack and rollie travel plans. Or, I'll just stay in town where I'm hoping all of the snakes have departed. Thanks for a great tale. I just discovered your blog. I'll be back for more stories.Nancyhttp://www.justabackpackandarollie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-78995108239210627672013-03-19T10:49:50.496-04:002013-03-19T10:49:50.496-04:00We figured one great-great grandfather should coun...We figured one great-great grandfather should count, even if he was "Scots Irish."<br /><br />So we went to McGonigals restaurant. Enjoyed the corned beef and cabbage with a bit of Guinness to wash it down. The noise level was up, and so were the numbers of slightly embellished stories.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14431091618243310352013-03-18T21:31:12.665-04:002013-03-18T21:31:12.665-04:00I didn't know that about the snakes, either! I...I didn't know that about the snakes, either! I'm so glad there are no poisonous snakes in my area, only a few garter snakes in the spring. Loved the family history.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14283816278955761602013-03-18T14:08:41.848-04:002013-03-18T14:08:41.848-04:00Sadly or mercifully, I am not Irish in any way sha...Sadly or mercifully, I am not Irish in any way shape or form. I once worked with a bunch of Irishmen on Capital Hill (mostly from Tip O'Neal's Office). <br /><br />What a rowdy bunch they were and St Patrick's Day was pure madness. I was dating an Irishman from New York at the time. A fun group of folks, if not entirely sober at times. Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-52661292632275341892013-03-17T21:06:19.733-04:002013-03-17T21:06:19.733-04:00My wife and I have a touch of Irish blood in us, t...My wife and I have a touch of Irish blood in us, though not enough to enjoy more than one or two bagpipe songs in a row.<br /><br />Our in-laws, though, have strong Irish ties so we joined them for a traditional dinner this afternoon: corned beef, cabbage, soda bread, and brown-sugar carrots. It was an excellent meal with great company..but I still have a problem with pipe music.Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-64283993632236822042013-03-17T17:23:25.071-04:002013-03-17T17:23:25.071-04:00I'm nearly 100% Irish (with a lone English gre...I'm nearly 100% Irish (with a lone English great-grandfather on my Mother's side of the family) and I can say that drinking and story telling are in the genes. My father excelled at both. He was also well known for his occasional dramatic "death speeches" when he had the flu or was otherwise under the weather. (They would start off with tearful goodbyes, apologies and expressions of love to the family and progress on to stories of visions of angeles and his sainted mother -- who died of alcoholism before she was 50.) Ironically, he died of a heart attack while yelling at a UPS delivery man, so his real last words were not so lyrical. My Aunt Molly -- my father's sister -- said she never really understood her brother until she went to Ireland and saw him duplicated in pubs across the land! In view of our heritage, my siblings and I abstain from drink, but we love story-telling. Have a very festive St. Patrick's Day, Tom!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-87316225845937396892013-03-17T14:06:57.141-04:002013-03-17T14:06:57.141-04:00There is a similar problem in Florida Everglades w...There is a similar problem in Florida Everglades with pythons let loose over the years. They have no natural predators there except humans. Supposedly, pythons have been known to eat small alligators. Anyway, there is a python hunt going on this winter.<br />Happy St. Patrick's Day. Was St. Patrick even Irish?Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-49501514831462450492013-03-17T13:00:15.240-04:002013-03-17T13:00:15.240-04:00Yikes! I didn't know that about Irish snakes a...Yikes! I didn't know that about Irish snakes and St. Patrick, or pythons... they ARE green, aren't they? :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-28369946573494816362013-03-17T12:04:46.695-04:002013-03-17T12:04:46.695-04:00Six degrees removed, they say. From one half Iris...Six degrees removed, they say. From one half Irishman to another...Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com