Mornington

EAST MEATH HOSPICE ASSOCIATION

Volunteer drivers to are required to take patients to and from hospital appointments, Dublin or Drogheda. If you would like to help please contact 087 2100036.

YOUTH GROUP WITH JOANNE

Please contact Joanne at 0894305764 for more information.

EAST MEATH BRIDGE RESULTS

Oct. 2nd N/S 1st Freda McGrane & Jill Daly; 2nd Eleanor Grimes & Maire Savage Gross, EileenDavey& AnnTraynor. E/W 1st Margaret Curran & Pat Eakin; 2nd Brigid Weir & Patsy StackGross, Maurice Stoke & Bridie Durnin.

CONGRATS TO GILLY

Congratulations to Gilly Cullen from Mornington whose drawing has been selected as a finalist contender for the prestigious Zurich portrait prize. Her work of art is entitled Macdara (healing). Check out Gillian’s masterpiece on page fourteen of the Drogheda independent (Oct 9th). The drawing is being exhibited in the national gallery of Ireland. For me it’s a definite ten out of ten.

CO. MEATH IS WORKING CLASS COUNTY

County Meath is a workingclass county, despite what the Meath co council CEO may think. The CEO must be of the opinion that we have pocketsful of money by recommending to councillors to raise property tax by fifteen percent (15%). Fair play to the councillors for not increasing the burden on the ordinary five-eight. P.S the CEO could pay the extra 15% if he so wishes.

BACK IN TIME

Going back in time the men of the various villages throughout the country would gather at crossroads to pick up on the gossip of the day, and chew tobacco. Grammar was somewhat compromised at the gatherings. Instead of someone being called a notorious liar. he would be called an “entorious liar”.

If someone was a friendly person they would be called a gay poor “crater”, (creature) though my aunt would say “craker”. As regards old sayings there is one that seems to be gone forever. I have not heard it since the 1940s and I don’t know where it originated from nor could I make much sense of it.

For instance, if a girl went out on a date with a chap, the crossroad gentleman would “say did you see the fellow that Mary is going out with”? “He’s as ugly as Paul Ashe”. Does anyone out there know the origin of this Paul Ashe thing?.