Pound Road
There was a place in dear Castleisland,
Pound Road it was its name,
It housed the finest people,
Kind and caring just the same.
There were Murphys, Sullivans and Brosnans, Berminghams and Morans too,
Danahars, Conways and Buckleys and McCarthy to mend your shoe.
There were Dennehys, Griffins and Savages and Prendivilles - who are our kin,
We'll not forget those people for that would be a sin.
There were carpenters, and undertakers, cobblers and a bell-man too,
Fishmongers and horse barbers - none were idle I assure you.
Times were tough back in the 40s to make a bob or two,
No bother to these people - they were smarter that (sic) me and you.
One day there came a letter, their little homes would have to go,
They'd be moved to better houses - away from heil and snow.
But their way of life had ended, 'twas the end of an era you see,
They had to leave their little cottages - where they never used a key.
In my home I hung a calendar with their names and history,
I smile and think about them when recession blares from TV,
Those folks survived in harder times but their hearts and minds were free,
They lived each day as best they could with a chat and a mug of tea.
When in your cosy beds at night, will you say a little prayer,
For all who've gone before us, in whose footsteps we will dare,
Their simplicity and their courage an inspiration to us all.
We think of our relations, bould Tom and Sonny Bawn. from The Kerryman
This offering might not pass the poetry finger test , but County Kerry has the most (37) GA football titles and Castleisland is once again the widest street next to O'Connell Street in Ireland. Dactyls and spondees and rhetorical flourishings aside, the vocation of the horse barber grabbed me.
County Kerry, ladies and gents! And you wonder how I got this way.
The law on public order offences in Ireland is mainly set down in the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994. This legislation deals with the behaviour of people in public places in Ireland and provides for various controls to be exercised at public events. The main purpose of the Act was as follows:
To update the law in relation to public order offences
To create specific offences with regard to racketeering and demanding money with menaces;
To deal with crowd control at public events; and
To deal with miscellaneous (various) matters including a new offence prohibiting the advertising of brothels and prostitution.
For the purposes of the law in Ireland, a ‘public place’ includes roads, public parks or recreational areas, cemeteries, churchyards, trains, buses and other public transport vehicles.
In the case of most of the offences under this Act, if a Garda suspects you of being involved, you are obliged to give your name and address if asked. In fact, it is an offence if you fail to do so. You may be arrested without warrant if you fail to give your name and address. You are liable on summary conviction to a class D fine for that offence. You may be arrested without warrant if the Garda suspects you of having committed one of these offences.
The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 provides that, if you are convicted of certain offences under the 1994 Act, you may be excluded from a premises for up to a year. This is in addition to the penalty under the 1994 Act. . . . JAYZUS! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET THE #$% on WITHIT!!!!
Brian Mongey, with an address at Grange Boyne, Kilmessan, Co Meath, was charged with failing to provide gardaí with his name and address and with being drunk in public. . . .
Gardaí said Mr Mongey was arrested on the John B Keane Road after repeatedly failing to give his name and address when asked, merely saying: "I'm fine, go away."
Mr Mongey, however, told the court that he had, in fact, said: "I'm Brian. I'm Brian Mongey." Gardai say they approached Mr Mongey on John B Keane Road on January 27 last out of a concern for his safety.
"He was wearing dark clothes, it was raining and it was very difficult to see him," arresting garda Donal Crowley said. Gda Crowley said there was a strong smell of drink from the man and when he asked him for a name and address, he told the garda: "I'm fine, go away."
"By now he was using a wall to remain upright, such was his level of intoxication," the garda said. He arrested the man and took him to Listowel Garda Station where he behaved in a 'very obnoxious' manner to gardaí, the court heard.
"He was very unco-operative, banging on the door of the cell. He defecated in the cell in a manner and place where it was intentional." Gda Crowley said.
Gardaí located the man's driving licence which gave his name as Brian Mongey. "But on asking if it was his name he refused to answer." Gda Crowley said the man finally gave his name as Brian Mongey at 6am.
Solicitor Pat Enright asked Gda Crowley if it was not the case that his client had said, when first approached: "I'm Brian, go away."
"That's not what I heard. I heard 'I'm fine, go away'."
Mr Enright explained his client, a butcher by trade, had only moved to Moyvane from Dublin a week prior to the incident and could not remember his exact address, which was given in court as 38 Bruach na Gaile, Moyvane. Gardaí said that Mr Mongey never mentioned Moyvane at any stage.
Mr Mongey told the court. "I explained that I was only after moving into Moyvane and couldn't remember the address. I said 'I'm Brian. I'm Brian Mongey'."
Judge Larkin found that the State had proven its case, fining him €200 for the charge of failing to give his name and address and a further €200 for the charge of being drunk in public.
So, that's the way of it ( Kerry patois -declarative/interrogative).
P - Stands for Paddy, I suppose. Click auld post title for a great song by Cara Dillon!
Ripped from the Pages of The Kerryman
By KEVIN HUGHES Wednesday January 13 2010 KERRY drivers charged with drink driving can still be saved by the steam of their pee after challenge to a controversial district court decision failed in the High Court.
Mr Justice O'Neill struck out a State appeal concerning two drink driving cases heard in Killorglin District Court on November 13, 2008. Those cases had been thrown out by Judge James O'Connor who had ruled that steam inhaled from urine during a recommended 20 minute observation period may have adversely affected an intoxyliser reading.
The High Court appeal was struck out after Counsel for the State accepted that it could not present proof that the High Court had jurisdiction to deal with the appeals. The State now has no means of further appeal to the Supreme Court.
Defended by Killarney solicitor Pádraig O'Connell, the cases will have a knock-on effect on several similar cases currently pending in Kerry's district courts. It will also affect future procedure in district court area 17 with Judge O'Connor previously indicating that the High Court decision would become common policy.
Dad always said that I couldn't find my butt with both hands. I can. Allow me to add this imperative -“Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you." - Pope Francis to celebrate Pro-life Mass, Vatican
"You stand up for what you believe in, even if it gets in the way of what other people think. You are proud of yourself and your accomplishments and you enjoy letting people know that."
A peach of a guy with all the sweetness one could expect from a life well-spent and in good company: short on brains but a terrific dancer!
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