Interesting, Kevin. Thanks for the background! > Patrick Harkins > Research Application Support Specialist > Shur-Gain > 150 Research Lane Suite 200 > Guelph ON > N1G 4T2 > (519) 823-7017
> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Gilchrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:18 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: FW: What a crock > > > Oh and the other things they're famous for are trading ponies and bare > fist fighting tournaments. > There's a so-called "King of the Knackers" competition every in > Ballinasloe, Co. Galway every year. > > Friend of mine has an amusing story how one of the finalists > made a show > of going around all the pubs in the town looking for his opponent, > knowing that he was hiding from the cops. 'Course the guy turns up > outside one of the pubs and knocks the crap out of him. > > A rowing club I belonged to in Dublin used to rent out their function > room for itinerant weddings because no hotels would dream of it (the > room was extremely spartan nothing redeeming at all). Some of the > rowers used to help out as bouncers and they said there would > be massive > fights every time, not with the bouncers but over women, money horses > you name. But they'd take it outside, while plastered drunk, and then > they'd fight for a bit and afterwards they'd be the best of friends. > Unbelievable behavior. The rower guys used to run a book between > themselves to guess who'd end up fighting and winning. Kept > them amused > I suppose. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Gilchrist > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:06 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: What a crock > > > That's a better generalization although not exactly true. > > They are officially referred to as itinerants in Ireland and are the > equivalent of roaming trailer parks. > > Their history is allegedly the dispossessed of land by the > English over > the centuries who were turfed out on the road and essentially never > settled and kept moving. In the early parts of the century they were > known as "tinkers", they would repair tin pots and pans etc. Nowadays > they operate junk yard types of things. > > People go nuts when they set up camp near them due to concerns about > crime etc. There have been numerous schems to create permanent halting > sites for them to settle but they have never really been that > successful. Many have also been offered free government > housing. Most > just don't want to settle. > > Brad Pitt plays the role of an Irish itinerant perfectly in > Snatch, his > accent was spot-on (I was really impressed, I'd written him > off up till > then). > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
