I really like Clare. No Lads, not a girl – the county! The Cliffs of Moher, Spancil Hill, Davy Fitzgerald … We’ve sturdy connections with ‘De Banner’ in our home, due to Mrs Youcantbeserious. Her second cousin is Seanie McMahon, whom many regard as the best hurling centre-back of all time.
Extra McMahons had been founders of the Kilfenora Ceili Band and one other one based the primary Irish faculty on the Aran Islands. They’re all superb individuals with whom we’ve all the time remained in contact – going again so far as the ‘home dances.’
As these of you who’re followers of YCBS may have guessed, after such a flowery intro, there may be going to be a ‘BUT’ … and right here is the ‘however!’
My relationship with certainly one of my favorite counties is beneath extreme pressure. In truth, there’s a stress fracture within the love affair which might end in the entire thing being damaged off. It hangs by a thread and was solely saved this month by the truth that a person in America couldn’t get his palms on his confiscated passport.
That is critical – and I’ll let you understand how critical, by telling you one other story …
I’ve a primary cousin in California. He and his pretty spouse have come and stayed with us in Eire a couple of instances – the final being about six years in the past. Throughout their keep right here, plans had been put in place that Mrs Youcantbeserious and I’d go and stick with them in California and from there head off to spend per week in Hawaii, the place they’ve a vacation dwelling.
All the pieces was ‘grand’ at this finish and ‘superior’ on the different. Particulars had been organized between the 2 ladies and it was all techniques go – till a wheel got here flying off the wagon. After figuring out my cousin for greater than half a century, I found one thing so dangerous about him that I can’t recover from it.
To place issues in context, I come from such a protracted line of black sheep in my household that the one shock is that there isn’t a flock referred to as after us. However this one is the worst but: My educated cousin and his skilled spouse (each just lately retired) have helped to place Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace and proceed to be members of that conspiracy cult.
After giving the matter some critical mature reflection for all of 4 seconds, I knowledgeable them that I’d by no means stand on US soil whereas he’s president. The result meant no Hawaii …. adopted by the final six years of useless silence between California and Casa Comaskey …
Clare had higher be careful – as a result of I used to like America too: The most effective of excellent meals, orderly queues, ‘having a pleasant day’ and ‘simply loving your accent!’
The truth that I’ve damaged off my love affair with the Yanks, ought to make them nervous down in Clare. Solely that his passport was (the truth is, 4 of them) confiscated throughout the raid on Mar A Lago, Trump can be in Doonbeg by the top of the month and I’d be historical past. To paraphrase a great Clare politician, Patrick Hillary, ‘you’ll be able to have Donald Trump, however you’ll be able to’t have Westmeath!’
It’s troublesome accountable the enterprise individuals of Doonbeg for making an attempt to make a couple of bob, however if you happen to sup with the satan, chances are you’ll lose your soul. Trump turns all those that be a part of his circle into liars, and Clare individuals are not liars …. Properly, perhaps Biddy Early a bit …!
Thoughts you, Clare has a little bit of kind with regards to adopting a politician who can flip white into black, after which again to white once more -when he seemed into his personal coronary heart: and we’re not speaking right here about Physician Bhamjee! Donald Trump doesn’t even trouble to cross his fingers behind his again when he’s mendacity!
If Clare opts to carry onto me as an alternative of truckin’ with Trump, simply assume what a saving this will probably be for the state in safety prices – and all it takes to thoughts me is a few McMahons. I don’t spend a lot cash, it’s true, however I’m all the time very beneficiant with recommendation – and right here is extra of it:
Stick with your hurling, Lads, and to your dancing ‘Gorls’. Keep in mind your first rate Irish tradition; Lisdoonvaragh, Maura O’Connell, Marty Morrissey, Edna O’Brien, Bunratty Fortress, The Burren – and I nearly forgot Michael Cusack. And there’s extra …. Simply final week the stunning and gifted Physician Ivanna McMahon from Barefield has been topped Miss Eire.
A well timed phrase of warning for the Clare cousins. When a dozen ship-wrecked sailors might have you ever all trying like Spaniards, simply consider the hurt Donald Trump might do together with his repute in that division!? “Lock her up ….!”
Don’t Neglect
Politics is the one occupation by which an individual could make a residing solely by bragging.
