Introductions - Say Hello Here

Enore · 26-02-2010 5:06pm

Hi! I'm new here. My name is Miriam, I'm spanish and I registered here because I've always felt really interested about Ireland, even though I've never been there I think is a beautiful country. I'm planning to move to Dublin in a year and a half to finish there my degree, so I though it would be nice to pass by here and keep practising my english and meeting irish people

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See you.
Miriam

Steve · 26-02-2010 11:22pm

Hi there new people, welcome to boards.ie.

Enjoy the site and hope to see you posting here soon.

biobuilder · 28-02-2010 1:06pm

the.Saint · 02-03-2010 4:28pm

Hi Everyone!
My name is the.Saint, after my high school team's nickname "Saint Patrick High School" (in Kentucky). We were called the "Saints". We even had a guy dress up as a leprechaun and dance around on the sidelines. How Irish is that?

I found this website just browsing around on the net.

I live in Atlanta, Georgia.

I'm a nuclear engineer. NEver been to Ireland but been to Chester, England a few times (they have a nuke enrichment plant nearby.)

Anyway, not to be too wordy, my Irishness is on my mom's side, (from County Cork and Connacht, etc...) whose ancestors came over in 1850 to Kentucky. Scots-Irish on my dad's side, originally from Scotland, got kicked out, moved to Northern Ireland, got kicked out, moved to Virginia in 1700, got kicked out, finally moved to Kentucky and kicked out the Indians...

Well, I hope to add some interesting stuff and meet new friends.

Cheers,:D
the.Saint

tbh · 02-03-2010 4:31pm

the.Saint wrote: »

Hi Everyone!
My name is the.Saint, after my high school team's nickname "Saint Patrick High School" (in Kentucky). We were called the "Saints". We even had a guy dress up as a leprechaun and dance around on the sidelines. How Irish is that?

I found this website just browsing around on the net.

I live in Atlanta, Georgia.

I'm a nuclear engineer. NEver been to Ireland but been to Chester, England a few times (they have a nuke enrichment plant nearby.)

Anyway, not to be too wordy, my Irishness is on my mom's side, (from County Cork and Connacht, etc...) whose ancestors came over in 1850 to Kentucky. Scots-Irish on my dad's side, originally from Scotland, got kicked out, moved to Northern Ireland, got kicked out, moved to Virginia in 1700, got kicked out, finally moved to Kentucky and kicked out the Indians...

Well, I hope to add some interesting stuff and meet new friends.

Cheers,:D
the.Saint

hey saint!

Atlanta - my favourite American city. I've done some work out there with Bell South. Love the place

welcome to boards!

ps - to answer your question:

We even had a guy dress up as a leprechaun and dance around on the sidelines. How Irish is that?

not very, in fairness

the.Saint · 02-03-2010 4:44pm

tbh wrote: »

hey saint!

Atlanta - my favourite American city. I've done some work out there with Bell South. Love the place welcome to boards!

ps - to answer your question:

not very, in fairness

Our basketball team fans (parents, relatives, etc.) would drink a few 'pints' riding to our games, and started brawls at so many different games in Southeast Kentucky ("Redneck Mountain Country") that we were pretty much banned from the whole region, so eventually we just ended up playing other Catholic schools, and a few schools in the big city 'hood (for variety). That solved the "drunken Irish brawling" problem.

The county bordering ours is where George Clooney is from, he's 2-3 years older, but I remember playing basketball and baseball against him. He's a pretty down to earth guy in person, comes back to Kentucky every year to visit his parents, they come to St. Patrick Chuch (adjacent to St. Patrick School) every now and then.

Fago! · 02-03-2010 4:44pm

the.Saint wrote: »

Well, I hope to add some interesting stuff and meet new friends.

That you will

the.Saint wrote: »

We even had a guy dress up as a leprechaun and dance around on the sidelines. How Irish is that?

As TBH said, not very at all

Welcome anyways

Our basketball team fans (parents, relatives, etc.) would drink a few 'pints' riding to our games, and started brawls at so many different games in Southeast Kentucky ("Redneck Mountain Country") that we were pretty much banned from the whole region, so eventually we just ended up playing other Catholic schools, and a few schools in the big city 'hood (for variety). That solved the "drunken Irish brawling" problem.

Wait, maybe you are Irish!!!

the.Saint · 02-03-2010 5:10pm

YES, I am! My best friend's grandma had a REAL shillelagh, she kept it locked up until every St. Patrick's Day, when - at St. Patrick School - we students put on an Irish show for the parents. My friend would wave it around when we sang "Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan". As for my grandma? No shillelagh, but stories of washing beer bottles out in the bathtub during Prohibition, while her dad and uncles made "homemade beer".
Well, it's about lunchtime here, I'm off for a "Seven Course Irish Dinner" now... a 6 pack of Harp beer and a boiled potato!
(sorry man I had to throw that one in...)

btw - if you ever visit Kentucky, be sure to visit St. Pat's school & Church,
http://www.stpatschool.com/articles/home.asp
and O'Rourkes Irish Pub. A real Irelander would be a big hit at O'Rourkes, not as big as Clooney, but still a 'hit'

PatrickJos · 04-03-2010 3:04pm

After many years checkin out this place Today I have officially lost my Boards.ie virginity.
What a relief:D

sparkfire · 04-03-2010 11:56pm

Hi everyone, just signed up and am looking forward to joining the boards.ie community

Steve · 05-03-2010 12:05am

PatrickJos wrote: »

After many years checkin out this place Today I have officially lost my Boards.ie virginity.
What a relief:D

sparkfire wrote: »

Hi everyone, just signed up and am looking forward to joining the boards.ie community

Welcome to boards.ie guys, hope you enjoy your time here

If you've any questions, please ask and we'll do our best to help.

fidz · 05-03-2010 9:59pm

hi everyone,

Im on boards to get to know people and hopefully attend some nights out etc....

Q_ueeny · 06-03-2010 3:14am

Hey all

Boards virgin here so take it handy on me , lol

Smartypantsdig · 06-03-2010 10:03pm

Hello here....

shandyclover · 06-03-2010 11:17pm

New here and not sure what I'm doing - be nice...

brigadoon · 07-03-2010 12:19am

Me too! Just posted a question in the education section and I'm gonna be sooooo excited if I get a reply

Steve · 07-03-2010 12:48am

Welcome to boards guys!

We're a friendly lot mostly, don't be afraid to ask questions if you're unsure about anything

Blueboyd · 07-03-2010 3:10pm

Hi

New here. I'm actually from somwhere close to the North Pole. My apologies for not so perfect English. It is my third langauge and did learn it from Columbo, Bonanza and The Thuderbirds.

T4RGET · 07-03-2010 5:06pm

Blueboyd wrote: »

Hi

New here. I'm actually from somwhere close to the North Pole. My apologies for not so perfect English. It is my third langauge and did learn it from Columbo, Bonanza and The Thuderbirds.

Welcome! how did you manage to find boards. by the way you have really good english, it's my second language, but i live here about 7 years now...
see you all around.:D

Blueboyd · 08-03-2010 12:25am

T4RGET wrote: »

Welcome! how did you manage to find boards. by the way you have really good english, it's my second language, but i live here about 7 years now...
see you all around.:D

Well... Have been watching RTÉ up here - especially the news- and thought I need a second opinion of the thngs they are saying officially - sort of what common people think of the same subjects. So I googled what boards there are - and found this one.

lynda72 · 09-03-2010 1:16pm

Hi All,
Delighted to be on board

rubywoo · 10-03-2010 10:41am

Hi everyone, found a wealth of information here and decided to sign up.
Looking forward being part of it!

Delirium · 10-03-2010 10:51am

lynda72 wrote: »

Hi All,
Delighted to be on board

rubywoo wrote: »

Hi everyone, found a wealth of information here and decided to sign up.
Looking forward being part of it!

Howdy lynda and rubywoo, and welcome to boards:)

Fago! · 10-03-2010 10:41pm

I'm new here. I'm Fago!

Stinicker · 16-03-2010 4:42pm

Hello, I'm new here, have been browsing for a while and find this to be a really cool website! so I decided to join! Still getting used to the tags system {} etc so if my 1st few posts are screwed up take it easy on the noob!

pbt20 · 17-03-2010 8:21pm

been a lurker for a while on the photography threads and learning a lot.
posted a few photos and just like to say thanks for the "thanks" to all.

sunshizzels999 · 21-03-2010 1:39am

Hey guys! I know a few people on here but been working up the courage to make the first post for a while! I don't have any strong opinions on stuff but I like the site :pac: