sions to his poems “To a
>>> mouse” and “To a louse.”
>>>
>>>
>>> * Castle Upton is a partially fortified house in Templepatrick. Built in
>>> 1611, I assume it was originally a Plantation Bawn.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>&g
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I love that one I got to use that some time "Making a wigwam for a
goose's bridle."Thanks Gordon
Ron McCoyy
On 2019-01-14 8:40 p.m., Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> Another I heard too often when enquiring what my Belfast mum was
> doing: "Making a wigwam for a goose's
Hi Lyn,
another of my mother's sayings from my Autograph Book:
"/You may kiss beneath the mistletoe, or kiss beneath a rose,
/
/but the proper place to kiss a girl is just beneath her nose."/
//Gordon
On 15/01/2019 8:28 am, EVELYN CARDWELL via CoTyroneList wrote:
William Carleton was a local
l Society 1990
> [2] A Kennedy chronicle – Biography of Alexander Kennedy of Ballycahan 1818 –
> 1885 by Hugh Alexander Hezlett (Coleraine library)
> [3] From the Appletree Press title: The People of Ireland (currently out of
> print).
>
>
>
> From: Ron McCoy via CoTyrone
: Ron McCoy
Sent: Mon, Jan 14, 2019 6:13 am
Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Irish Bally---ony
My mom and dad used folk expressions liberally, my mom being more guilty then
my dad but by far the greatest offender was my neighbour who was a wealth of
folk expressions. She is now gone and sadly
doing research!!!
Maureen
Caledon, Ontario
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: [CoTyroneMailingList] Irish Bally---ony
William Carleton was a local Tyrone writer whose work dates from the early to
mid 19th century. When I read his book "Traits and Stories of the Irish
Peasantry" I found phrases I hadn't heard from childhood. It was reprinted
about 20-30
Thank you. Yes, I have read that book. The “Irish peasantry,” whose stories
and lilt he records, is that of the “native Irish,” not the Scots-Irish from
western Scotland.
Beverley Ballantine
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> On Jan 14, 2019, at 4:58 PM, EVELYN CARDWELL wrote:
>
> William Carleton was a
William Carleton was a local Tyrone writer whose work dates from the early to
mid 19th century. When I read his book "Traits and Stories of the Irish
Peasantry" I found phrases I hadn't heard from childhood. It was reprinted
about 20-30 years ago in softback, so hopefully you may be able to
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My mom and dad used folk expressions libe
6:13 am
Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Irish Bally---ony
My mom and dad used folk expressions liberally, my mom being more guilty then
my dad but by far the greatest offender was my neighbour who was a wealth of
folk expressions. She is now gone and sadly her expressions have not been
re
Love it!
On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 10:34 PM Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList
wrote:
Hi Listers,
As a kid in Belfast, I was intrigued by so many Irish place names starting in
Bally... Those who know tell me it's derived from the Gaelic 'Baile na',
meaning 'place of'. My mother would recite
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