tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post3756454784197935121..comments2023-11-23T11:14:08.995+00:00Comments on Barbara's Bleeuugh!: A tiny bit of good newsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-78761938160599185842009-07-28T09:26:00.976+01:002009-07-28T09:26:00.976+01:00fantastic news, I must go read the poem now!fantastic news, I must go read the poem now!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-92128263808387200962009-07-22T18:50:50.796+01:002009-07-22T18:50:50.796+01:00Cheers Debi, Dave and EW :)Cheers Debi, Dave and EW :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-10159903115710394482009-07-21T23:47:59.883+01:002009-07-21T23:47:59.883+01:00What a time you're having! Love and respect t...What a time you're having! Love and respect to you, m'dear. xDebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-87202578125138006792009-07-15T15:06:02.165+01:002009-07-15T15:06:02.165+01:00Fantasticus! Fabuloso! Pretty good an'all> ...Fantasticus! Fabuloso! Pretty good an'all> Well done indeed>, I am very happy for you.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-74734722428751783772009-07-14T21:36:44.336+01:002009-07-14T21:36:44.336+01:00Mant Congrats. extremely jealous. What did you thi...Mant Congrats. extremely jealous. What did you think of the winnerEmerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-29341993366027373002009-07-13T09:22:28.676+01:002009-07-13T09:22:28.676+01:00Cheers everyone (me raising a virtual glass to ye ...Cheers everyone (me raising a virtual glass to ye all) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-800031856276934032009-07-13T06:55:42.581+01:002009-07-13T06:55:42.581+01:00Well done with that, Barbara. What a great poem - ...Well done with that, Barbara. What a great poem - so vivid an evocation of time and place for one unacquainted with Dundalk (if not Harp lager and Echo and the B'men.)Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-53272520600846571542009-07-13T06:31:34.487+01:002009-07-13T06:31:34.487+01:00Congratulations, Barbara!Congratulations, Barbara!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747839768257543728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-30831294379734891052009-07-12T11:37:40.308+01:002009-07-12T11:37:40.308+01:00Liked it!Liked it!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-5937938996418275132009-07-12T08:19:30.895+01:002009-07-12T08:19:30.895+01:00That is so great - I'm so pleased for you! Con...That is so great - I'm so pleased for you! Congrats.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-24933666406344255472009-07-11T17:13:23.607+01:002009-07-11T17:13:23.607+01:00Stag - Jaysus! What a blast from the past! I got p...Stag - Jaysus! What a blast from the past! I got palavered on it at my debs. Not pretty...Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-48068076226812511822009-07-11T13:45:47.417+01:002009-07-11T13:45:47.417+01:00Thanks very much guys, I am delighted as when I wr...Thanks very much guys, I am delighted as when I wrote it, I very much had in mind Conor O Callaghan & Seatown (an area in Dundalk as well as the title of his book), & also a poem written by a friend of mine Catherine Ann Cullen, about the Guinness brewery in Dublin. That made me think about writing about the Harp brewery here. I had the notes for it hanging around for ages, the Pen Pusher thing was the spur to actually make me write it!<br /><br />And N, glad you spotted the nod to Christy :)<br /><br />TFE, thanks, the staggers work well sometimes.<br /><br />Michael, yes Dundalk doesn't have an awful lot written about it ;)<br /><br />Liz, not as much of roll as yourself, eh? ;)<br /><br />Peter thanks - I guess I was the Irish representative. I didn't think of that last night, so thanks for pointing it up! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-27091951500346882472009-07-11T11:26:55.088+01:002009-07-11T11:26:55.088+01:00Loved the poem. And you were the only Irish nomine...Loved the poem. And you were the only Irish nominee too? Well done! (he said enviously)Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-75630533744860534402009-07-10T22:10:52.344+01:002009-07-10T22:10:52.344+01:00Hey, hey Barbara, what a roll you are on this year...Hey, hey Barbara, what a roll you are on this year (this must be your 4th prize so far, no?...and we are only half way through the year...!)Good on you, congrats!...love the poem and the memories of harp...was the first real alcoholic drink I ever had...after stag! ; )Lizhttp://agcaint.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-20758186840952821482009-07-10T21:57:27.600+01:002009-07-10T21:57:27.600+01:00Congratulamations ,B,really enjoyed your stagger d...Congratulamations ,B,really enjoyed your stagger down memory lane, great pome well done. Pip, pip!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-3722140316693487042009-07-10T20:58:46.693+01:002009-07-10T20:58:46.693+01:00Well done, Missus! The Smithwick and the Harpic, a...Well done, Missus! The Smithwick and the Harpic, as Christy Moore once said!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20387918.post-41582114441720084562009-07-10T20:41:02.147+01:002009-07-10T20:41:02.147+01:00Well done Barbara, putting Dundalk on the map.Well done Barbara, putting Dundalk on the map.Michael Farryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166338392128797311noreply@blogger.com