I walked into a bar in Kilkenny yesterday, on High Street, and I asked the guy “are you showing the match?” He said “what match?” I said the All-Ireland football semi-final. He said “who’s playing?” I explained it was Kerry v Armagh today and Galway v Donegal tomorrow. In fairness to him he said he… Continue reading I walked into a bar in Kilkenny
Tag: hurling
Words Meaning More Than Their Ordinary Meaning
I was watching the championship hurling match between Kilkenny and Cork a few weeks ago and the true meaning of words and language hit me. The game was on RTE and, if my memory is accurate, the hurling pundits were Henry Shefflin, Anthony Daly, and Ken McGrath from Waterford. McGrath was a great hurler, one… Continue reading Words Meaning More Than Their Ordinary Meaning