Happy St. Patrick's Day

cherryorchard

I remember as a child we used to look forward to receiving our shamrock in the post, sent over from Ireland.Can still picture the box with the customs label on it.
I know at least 3 lifers are in Ireland: Nornirish; KBslittlesis and el-pietro. If we go back as far as grandparents,how many of the 32 counties are represented here on CL life?
To start the ball rolling: Father: Clones Co Monaghan; Grandfather: Co. Tyrone, Grandmother: Sallins Co.Kildare

guinnessaddick

Leitrim, Roscommon & Down

sjfaddick

Kerry, Cork

killerandflash

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Wexford (grandfather)

killerandflash

2 of my grandparents were Irish, not sure which provinces they were from though. One was within Ulster (protestant), the other just outside (catholic)...

i_b_b_o_r_g

Mayo (Condiment in my fridge)

palarsehater

grandparents from cork, the mrs is from tyrellspass co westmeath.

masicat

Grandfather was Irish and had a military funeral in Woolwich in 1930. He worked at Woolwich Arsenal. Still struggle to find out anything about him.

DaveMehmet

guinnessaddick said:

Leitrim, Roscommon & Down

You hail from a firm of solicitors?

dogpat65

Down, Derry, Wexford & Cork

cherryorchard

masicat said:

Grandfather was Irish and had a military funeral in Woolwich in 1930. He worked at Woolwich Arsenal. Still struggle to find out anything about him.

Let me have his name and any details you have on the family (pm me if you like) l do a lot of family research.

ricky_otto

Grandad from Cork.

seth plum

Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Clare.
I have a brother living in Ballycasey.

i_b_b_o_r_g

seth plum said:

Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Clare.
I have a brother living in Ballycasey.

Cor, you can't get more Irish than that

sam3110

Family in Galway

Rufus is a dogs name

2 grandparents from Greystones, Wicklow

DaveMehmet

ricky_otto said:

Grandad from Cork.

No need to try and convince us mate. You go out and have a drink, you don't need an excuse.

Brendan_O_Connell

Went to Dublin on a stag do once which now means I'm half Irish and can sink a few Guinness's today.

EastStand

Nan's from Cork and Grandad was from Meath.

seth plum

Here is something to try.
Say 'Irish wristwatch' out loud three times in a row without a mistake. No cheating.
Try it later after a few tots of Bushmills.

EastStand

Does anyone know where I can get a pint of Fanciscan Well stout in the city?

Old Dispensary in Camberwell used to but stopped doing it. Can't drink Guinness cos of the isinglass

C_Jensens_Love_Child

Sligo and Cork.

I_was_Floyd

Paternal grandparents from Fermanagh.

palarsehater

EastStand said:

Does anyone know where I can get a pint of Fanciscan Well stout in the city?

Old Dispensary in Camberwell used to but stopped doing it. Can't drink Guinness cos of the isinglass

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/guinness-to-become-vegan-friendly-as-fish-bladder-isinglass-filtration-process-ditched-after-256-a6717526.html

guinness have removed isinglass

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Irish nan was from Cork and Irish traveller relatives apparently on my dad's side from God knows where.

My brother also lived in Kilburn for a few years.

Curb_It

Mother Tipperary and father Belfast, Antrim.

stonemuse

Father & Grandmother, then going back many generations: Bere Island, Bantry Bay, Cork

EastStand

palarsehater said:

EastStand said:

Does anyone know where I can get a pint of Fanciscan Well stout in the city?

Old Dispensary in Camberwell used to but stopped doing it. Can't drink Guinness cos of the isinglass

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/guinness-to-become-vegan-friendly-as-fish-bladder-isinglass-filtration-process-ditched-after-256-a6717526.html

guinness have removed isinglass

Not yet they haven't! They've said they're still working on it as of this month - need to build an entire new filtration system.

valleyfan

Mum and Dad both from Cavan.

iainment

My partner, from Kerry, tells me that I had the true Irish experience. We had to leave Kerry to come back to London for work.

Happy St Patrick's Day to all. May the craic be mighty.

And let Kerry beat the Dubs tomorrow at Austin Stacks.