Thank God for Guinness
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 9:28 Returned late last night from our weekend in Dublin.
The least said about the rugby on Saturday the better. It was all going so well - for the first 30 seconds. After that - well, we were in the third row of the upper tier behind one end so we got a perfect view of the carnage that followed.
Yesterday we spent the afternoon at Croke Park, home of the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) where Dublin were playing Mayo.
Having enjoyed a week's holiday in Westport, Co Mayo, several years ago - and seen Mayo play Fermanagh in an All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park in 2004 - we supported the visitors.
Dublin won. Naturally.
Before the match my son bought a hurling stick. The taxi driver who drove us to the airport after the match was visibly impressed. Not so airport security. They confiscated it as an "offensive weapon".
"Do we look like we're going to club someone to death?" I protested, but to no avail.
It was one of those weekends.
Thank God for Guinness.
Reader Comments (1)
Why didn't you explain Simon, the hurling stick was for stirring your tea. Incidentally- how did the rugby go, I missed it?