Conference tallis::celt

413.0. "A true story" by XCUSME::KING (Give me a Challenge) Fri Jul 29 1988 22:34

    Here's a story of differences.
    
       A few years ago a group of young folk singers from Derry, Northern
    Ireland visited the Saint Bonaventure Parish in Manomet, MA.  My
    parents took in a couple of the kids.  There were about 21 of them
    all together ranging in age from 13 to 18, boys and girls.  They
    are part of the Long Tower Folk group.  
    
      It was their first time in America and they had been saving their
    money for a while to afford the trip over.  Great singers too. 
    They recorded an album here in Boston and Hanover. I think it was
    Hanover.
    
    So my parents had two of the boys with them at their house at the
    beach.  One day they go to the bank and little Peter Clifford sees
    a sign on the wall of the bank advertising for IRA's.  He's astounded
    the bank would do such a bold and brazen thing.  He says "The cheek
    of 'em advertising for the IRA in a bank!"  So I guess my mom had
    to explain what an IRA is in America.  He felt better after that.
                                                 
    I was glad Peter came over with his older sister Margaret!  That
    was about the only thing on my mind at the time, Irish girls.  Come
    to think of they still are. Irish women are the finest women in
    the world!!!
    
    Bryan