Ross Castle photo by Chris Grayson
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A Local Gathering
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A Listowel Connection
Stephen Rynne took his mother to see Sive. They loved it.
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St. Patrick’s Day parade 2014
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Mosaic Artists in Olive Stack’s
Talented artist friends, Rachel Aronson and Bonnie Len are in residence in Olive Stack’s Gallery and workshop until the end of March 2024.
These are some of their beautiful micro mosaic pendants.
I couldn’t resist this beautiful little gem.
Spoilt for choice, my friend chose the one on the left. Did she make the right choice?
Some raw materials
The ladies took us upstairs to show us how it’s done. The pendants are made from coloured glass ‘straws’, very carefully cut and arranged into a pattern using tweezers. Painstaking work. a typical piece takes a day to create.
If jewellery is not your thing , Rachel makes beautiful mosaic pictures.
The ladies’ work is displayed on Olive’s window in Main Street. I’d recommend you drop into them and see for yourself. The artists are super friendly and their beautiful pieces are reasonably priced.
It’s not everyday we get an opportunity to buy a unique pice of precious glass work.
On Friday March 29 Rachel and Bonnie are holding an exhibition and reception in the gallery from 5.00p.m. to 8p.m.
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More Corkisms
It tales someone who has moved away to hear the little quirks of language we don’t notice any more. Stephen Twohig of Kanturk is that someone.
“Great tack”, is good stuff
” Guzzle”, to drink with gusto. Usually the last ten minutes before last call.
” Haunted” is to have bad luck. On the dance floor or in Bingo.
“Go away outta dat”, you don’t seem to be making sense.
“Here la”, Look here.
“How’s the Form? How goes it?
To take a “hopper” is to fall. Usually after last call.
” Houndin” is to be pursued. By an old girlfriend or the Law.
A “Howl” is a great time or a “scream”.
“ I will yeah,” means the opposite, I will not.
“ I will in me eye”, I will not.
“A jag”, is a date.
“A latch”, an idiot…a latchico is a complete idiot.
“Lamp” is to look at.
“Langer”, not a German golfer but someone of questionable qualities.
” Bollox “, See Langer above.
“Langers” a little unsteady on the feet after a lot of guzzling. Seen after closing.
“A legger”, is to make a run tor it.
“Law di daw”, a snobby person.
“Mad”, very enjoyable.
“To make tracks” like a legger but with less haste and criminal connotations.
“Magalorim”, presumably from “Maith go leor”, in a state after too many
libations.
“Manky”~something not very nice or pleasing. Used in many subjects.
“Minted”, someone with money.
“ me Daza “ is excellent .
” Mockie ah”, the same as the Gaelic ” Mar dhea”something fake or not real.
“Mouldy”, not as in old bread but as in a state after too much drink.
” Mowsie” and pronounced “Mosie” is to shuffle or move on. Even less haste than “making tracks”.
“How are you, old stock?”, a greeting my Uncle Paddy would always use when seeing an old friend.
“Panned out”, is worn out or very tired.
“Poxed”, is lucky.
“Ponney”, a small pot.
“Picture no sound”, not on talking terms or the strange silent sensation when your “oul doll (wife) is moving her lips a lot but you don’t hear anything!
” A queer hawk”. a strange individual not a light in the spurs hunting bird.
“Rubber dollies”, trainers or sneakers.
“Sca” is gossip.
” Sconce”, to “gawk” but a little less obvious.
” Scrope”. The Cork past tense of scrape
“Scuttered”, a mixture of “mouldy”, “legless”, and “panned out”. A state after a Social.
” Shades”, the Gardai or police.
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A Fact
Phobophobia is the fear of having a phobia.
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