Anyway, this chapter touches upon a topic we were occupied with in the last semester after watching excerpts from "The Des Bishop Working Experience"- drinking. I don't want to sound like a moral apostle (everyone has to decide for him/herself), but I just want to offer you what the Irish newspapers have to say about the "Irish drinking issue":
http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2006/11/30/story19536.asp
and
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07075/769983-294.stm
take a look round if you wish.
Chapter 10 proved me right in my belief that David Monagan is a wizard of words. This chapter features some truly compelling descriptions of the Irish countryside and the Irish myths. Never have I heard about a country that has as many myths as Ireland. Starting with the Magic Road at the Waterford Comeragh Mountains which defies gravity (the reason for this is not at all mystical-look at- http://www.dochara.com/tips/magicroad.php) and finishing somewhere with fairy circles.
Nor is any country I know steeped so much in history. It seems as though every stone on the Irish ground has the sadness or mirth of history written on it. I reveled in Monagan's portrayals of the history of the coastal village of Ardmore and its ancient oratory, of the history attached to the Charles Forth in Kinsale , which forms an important mosaic in understanding the troubles. (if you want to read a bit more about the importance of the Charles Forth-http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/events/dates/earls.shtm
and
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finally, in his depiction of the village of Ballinspittle.Pictures from left to right: the village of Ballinspittle, Charles Forth and the village of Ardmore.
What's left is something much more real- the vocabulary quiz:
1. intricate
a)complicated
b)compelling
c) old
2.hideous
a)hidden
b)ugly
c)difficult
3.medic
a) professor
b)a knowledgeable individual
c)medical student or doctor
4. exuberant
a)energetic
b)happy
c)confident
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