Annie Rhiannon

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Slán a chur le duine

Bjarni is moving to Dublin next month—to start his brilliant new job at Google—and is going to have an Oirish theme at his leaving party. Now, seems I lived in Galway for five minutes when I was a teenager and am the proud owner of a Genuine Irish Mammy™, I have declared myself the authority on all things Irish. So, if you need any tips for your costume, look no further.

Everybody in Ireland wears sunglasses all the time like Bono does
Who cares if it never stops raining? This is good news for the costume party, as sunglasses never fail to make you look cooler than you really are and, let's face it, that's the only reason we enjoy dressing up, so we can all wear ridiculous things that make us look more attractive.

Irish girls wear green dresses
Bad news for me as I hate green. I know I have an "olive green" blonk but that's only because my co-worker picked it out for me because I couldn't choose and anyway, she's a much better designer than I am and I trust her implicitly.

Irish priests are just like the ones on Father Ted
This isn't a joke, actually, this is just the truth. Which is why everybody mistook it for a comedy rather than the revealing and controversial documentary that it was.

Irish nuns are gagging for it
My parents had a nun friend called Gertrude when I was a little girl and they used to call her "Dirty Gertie from number 30" behind her back, which I always thought was pretty awesome as a child — because she really did live at number 30.

Irish people drink Guinness
I once dressed up as "a pint of Guinness" on St. Patrick's Day when I worked in a plastic paddy pub in London. My costume consisted of wearing all black clothes to go with my bleached white hair. Nobody really got it but I didn't care, I looked good, which is the main thing.

Leprechauns exist
And here is the evidence to prove it, in the form of my brother Fergus.

So, dates and stuff can be found over at Bjarnablogg. I was going to dress up as Eavan, but realised a horse costume wouldn't be particularly flattering and am therefore going as a cross between Bono and one of the annoying bints from The Corrs instead. See you there.

17 comments:

  1. Your brother looks simply smashing in his very bright, multi-coloured vest.

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  2. mothermary22.8.06

    I'm glad that you have proof of the existence of leprechauns.
    Not so long ago I was assured that Icelandic hidden people don't exist. But I know that they do,I saw all the places where they live.

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  4. mothermary22.8.06

    I thought that he was a troll !

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  5. Who? Fergus?

    No mother! Your son is a healthy human boy. He just looks like a leprachaun.

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  6. AAGH, what does the title say - I worry that I'm missing out on a massive joke if I can't read titles.

    Isn't it also true that Irish people never stop dancing?

    And that they are really bitter about everyone else drinking their second favourite drink, Magners?

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  7. I am a terrible dancer and I can't even get on the floor until A-Ha's 'Take on me' is played.

    Luckily we don't have Magners in Ireland. We have Bulmers.

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  8. Curly, it says "goodbye" in Irish. Oh no, now I feel sad.

    Anyway, yes, it's BULMERS.

    And Eavan, you are a great dancer! You look so cute when you make your arms go up like that.

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  9. Annie please, it's not "in Irish" it's as Gaeilge.

    Truculent: I already corrected him about Bulmers the bastard just won't listen.

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  10. I'm only yanking yer crank - My Irish buddy hates me asking if he'd like a Magners. He thought I was dense for a long time, now he just scowls whenever I say it.

    No-one corrected me on the Irish folk dancing all the time though?

    I think there's a certain nation-wide complex lurking in the bottom of that ice filled glass...

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  11. It's called Magners because we already have a Bulmer over here. Apparently the Bulmers are related to each other. Which is kind of sweet.

    I always thought the Irishes second favourite drink was Harp.

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  12. Brilliant pic of Fergie.

    Perhaps the Guinness costume would have been more effective if you'd worn a giant black plastic bin liner and covered your head and shoulders in shaving foam. Just a thought.

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  13. Eh? What is the Bulmers that we have over here? I mean, over there.

    Anyway, this is supposed to be about Bjarni LEAVING Iceland for Ireland, not about bloody cider. He doesn't even know what cider is, there's no such thing in Iceland.

    Niolk: Póg mo thóin.

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  14. Yes I do! Yum, cider.

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  15. I don't think anyone's mentioned this but Bulmers is available in the UK too. My local stocks it right next to Magners on the fridge's top shelf.

    It is only a new addition, mind, but is proving just as popular as Magners although sales of bottled cider seem to have decreased in the absence of nice weather. I do hope Bjarni gets the opportunity to experience these delights.

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  16. UK Bulmers make Scrumpy Jack, Strongbow and Woodpecker.

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  17. I love Father Dougal, and Father Jack. I'm so glad that this is true.

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