Conference tallis::celt

    
    
    
    	Jen: The pub for sale is in CLARE, not Gaul-way  !!	:=)
    
    
       
    
    
    keVin
    	

    
    OOOPS!
    
    In all the excitement, I must have gotten confused.  However,
    
    isn't a pub, a pub?    Clare, Galway....it's all the same with
    
    my sense of direction!

    
    
    Michelle & I will tend bar, clean, etc. for an occassional pint,
    room and board!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    We can direct patrons by using the traffic light and we'll give
    directions to Ms. O'Rourke!
    
    GO FOR IT KEVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    JO'R 

    How big an investment would it take to buy in?
    
    

    
    
    	I hear the asking price is $300,000.00
    
    
    	keVin
    
    
    

    
    
    	From the "Clare Champion"  July 1, 1988
                                  
    
    			O'Connor's Pub, Doolin
    	
    
   	 (On the kind instructions of Mr Gus. and Mrs. Doll O'Connor)
        
    
    O'Connor's Pub, Doolin , currently enjoying a lucrative
    turnover in the licensed pub, grocery and restaurant
    business. O'Connor's has been established as one of
    Ireland's best known traditional pubs, renowned
    internationally and steeped in the traditional music
    and entertainment business, boasting such well known
    names as the Fureys, Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains,
    together with local legend Micko Russell.
    
    The spacious accomidations comprises of Traditional Bar,
    Lounge, "The Pipers Chair" Restaurant to seat thirty persons.
    Substantial living accommodation totally separate from the business.
    
    The business is being sold as a going concern and enjoys 
    substantial certified turnover figures.
    
    For Sale by Public Auction at the Queen Hotel, Ennis
    on Friday, August 5th, at 3.00 p.m. (Unless previously disposed of)
                             
    Full particulars including brochure and turn-over figures available
    to interested parties, only from sole selling agents or
    Mr. Joseph G. Chambers, Solicitor, Parliament Street, Ennistymon.
    Tel. (065) 71150
    
    
    keVin

    < Note 405.6 by STEREO::BURNS "Wake up and smell the Turf" >
              -< Me and "El Gringo" are going to be partners ... >-
    
    Sure, this is the pub I met the wife in, it would be worth being
    a partner in this.
    
    Ren� El Gringo

.6�    on Friday, August 5th, at 3.00 p.m. (Unless previously disposed of)
                                                              ********
    
    	!!!!!!!....what could they mean ???? ;-)
                                             
    - Dave K.

    
    
    re: .8
    
    
    Dave: 
    
    Maybe they're planning a Euro_Forum "Get-Together" on the 4th ...	:=)
                 
    
    
    keVin                                      

    
    
    I also forgot to mention that Joe Drotter and Paddy Culbert will
    be incharge of refreshments.    :=)
    
    
    keVin

    
    RE:  10
    
    Isn't that a financially unwise decision!
    
    They'll drink all ye profits!
    
    Jen, C.P.A.

    Oh Sure kick us when we're down.   
         Well just for the occasion Joe and I have a new drink that'll 
    Blow yer socks off and put ya down gently. It really is a dynamite
    drink called "THE BRAIN".  8*)
                             
    paddy

    
    paddy:
    
    	It's rather obvious that "Joe" must be the one providing
    	the ingredients. 8*)
    
          
    
    
    keVin
    
    
    
    
    

    C'mon, Time Now Gents!
    
    Actually, the Specialty Drink of the house will be a frosty libation
    called a "Bloody Brit"! Sort of like a "Bloody Mary", only thicker! :^)
    
    Made of: 2 parts dishonesty, 1 part genocide, lots of bitters,
             a dash of Schwepps, garnish with a Big LIEme.
             And remember, a good "Bloody Brit" is always BASHED, 
             not stirred! :^)
    
    WARNING: only one "Bloody Brit" per customer. We've found in the
    past that drinking a mere 2 of these concoctions causes the imbiber
    to want to go out and steal an island from the locals somewhere.
    (Malvinas, north of Ireland, Gibraltar, Rockall, etc., etc.) :^)
     
    "Cheers!"

    re: .15
    
    What a way to kill off a light-hearted bit of banter. Ugh!
    

       re .16:
       
       It's the nature of the One-Trick Pony.  At first it seems to be
       clever and amusing, but it quickly becomes predictable and boring
       and ultimately degenerates into a classless act that is both
       intrusive and irritating. 
       
       --Mr Topaz 

    re. .16  Since we don't know who ye are, we'll call you "Lance",
             for want of a better name, ok?! :^)
    
             If you must know, the light-hearted banter is amongst
    my friends, fellow Celt-noters, fellow Irish music concert goers,
    and fellow Euro_Forum "combatants".
             .15 is no mere "nightcap", killing off a light-hearted
    banter. Rather, it is just another brit, er brick in the wall, 
    (so to speak), of the camaraderie shared by those who know each other 
    well. That's all! So next time, look before you leap, to conclusions.
    
    As for the vituperative remarks made in .17, by one Donald Topaz,
    Shakespeare must have had him in mind (since Don is that OLD!)
    when he penned the immortal quote, (allow me to paraphrase!):
     
          "His wisdom is like two grains of wheat hidden in two
           bushels of chaff: You will search all day ere you find them,
           And when you do, it will not be worth the effort!"
    
                                                  Merchant of Venice
                                                   (I,1)                 :^)
    
        Although, I must admit, he did raise some very good points in
    Euro_Forum Forum about how the brits are trying to pretend to the
    world that they are fair, impartial, (and, get this!) *honest*
    when it comes to moderating the Euro_Forum notes about the north
    of Ireland. The fact that they arbitrarily delete notes of opposing
    view, set notes hidden that they feel "don't contribute to the general
    topic" (subjective opinion on their part), write-lock whole files, and 
    now set up rules so that "open debate and discussion", usually
    associated with the definition of the word "FORUM", are now
    effectively suppressed, is, as far as they are concerned, irrelevant. 
    Good on you Don, you proved my point: the moderators are steeped in
    the "sleaze factor". But that's another drink! 

    Two more drinks that won't be on the menu either are
    
    			Black and Tan
    
    
    
    		   and	BRITvic and ORANGEman
                      

    re: .18
    
    Pardon my intrusion, I didn't realise it was a private conversation.
    
    Lance Boil, AKA Pimple, AKA John

    
    
    
    	Specialty drinks are PADDY's & Red, and a pint of MICKelob.


                                                      
    
    
    	keVin

    re. 19   :^>   Those were good ones Dave! Sure and I thought you 
                   weren't paying attention!
                   
             Shame on me! I'll buy the next round!
    
    
    re. .20 John, you wouldn't be related to another Boyle that
    occasionally contributes to this notesfile??! A right scalawag
    named Ed Boyle. (Imagine, an Irishman named Edward! :^) 
    Anyway, he's taken me on occasion to a real den of iniquity out
    in Springfield, Mass. called the John Boyle-O'Reilly Social Club.
    A terrible place altogether, where they have Irish music, and Irish
    dancing, where they EVEN hold Irish weddings. And the pub downstairs
    serves all sorts of frosty libations with names like the above!
    The history behind the founder of the club is fascinating too. 
    John Boyle-O'Reilly arrived here the same way a lot of Irishmen
    did, only his trip was a lot longer than most. It starts out basically
    the same as most: an Irishman minding his own business, gets arrested
    and deported by the brits, (probably for no reason at all, or on a 
    trumped up charge) to a penal colony in Austraila, where he escapes, 
    makes his way to San Francisco, (hitched a ride on a boat with a guy named 
    Brendan ;^) made his way through the wild west of the 1840's to the east 
    coast of America, where he became rich and famous in and around the 
    Springfield area, I guess. Perhaps we'll get Mr. Ed Boyle to relate a 
    more concise history of the founder of the John Boyle-O'Reilly Social Club. 

     		
    			<John Boyle O'Reilly>
    
    
         O'Reilly was born near Drogheda, County Louth, in 1844, he
    was active in the Fenian attempt to oust Britian from Ireland in
    the 1860's. He was captured and sentensed to life in an Australian
    convict settlement and forced to do hard labor with other Irish
    patriots. He made a daring escape from the penal colony aboard a
    New England whaler, the "Gazelle", and eventually made his way to
    Boston, where he was heartily welcomed by the Irish community.
    
         In America, O'Reilly's fierce pride in his race helped to shape
    his compassion for the plight of other immigrants, and during his
    life he argued elequently for equal rights, for Blacks, Jews, Chinese,
    and other downtrodden groups. He recognized that life and liberty
    in America meant toleration and understanding, as well as courage
    to speak out for justice.
    
         O'Reilly's fiery orations were ably expressed in his writings,
    and for twenty years his poems and essays appeared in the "PILOT",
    Boston's Catholic newspaper, for which he was reporter, editor,
    publisher, and owner during his career.
    
         His career in Boston coincided with an important transitional
    period for the Irish and the City of Boston. Starting at the bottom
    of the social ladder a few decades before, the Boston Irish by the
    1870's were in a position to assume more power and responsibility
    both in politics and commerce.
    
         Some of the many monuments dedicated to his memory are: Boston's
    John Boyle O'Reilly Plaza, a monument on the Fenway, his private
    residence in Charlestown, his summer home which is now the Hull,
    MA. public library, and a newly dedicated memorial in Australia.
    
         The Irish club in Springfield, MA. that bears his name was
    formed over a hundred years ago, by agroup dedicated to his ideals.
    The club, known as "the Boyle" by it's members, gained a charter
    from the state of Massachusetts in 1983, as a non-profit organization.
    They currely have over 1200 members and hold monthly meetings, regular
    Ceili dances, publish a monthly newsletter, have regular entertainment,
    and promote Irish culture and heritage by providing Gaelic language,
    music, and dancing lessons.
    
    	The club's address is:
    
    				The John Boyle O'Reilly Club
    				33 Progress Ave.
    				Springfield, MA. 01101
    				(413)788-8603
    
    Fast Eddie answers
    

    
    	So..... Did O'Connor's Pub get Sold  ???
    
    
    	(My guess is NO)
    
    
    
    
    
    	keVin