Comments on The Pensive Quill: Píobaire Hamelin

Nuala, I can understand her nervousness. People n...

2012-03-22T04:34:08.620Z

Nuala,

I can understand her nervousness. People not used to it can find it daunting. I remember doing Paxman the night of the GFA and feeling so nervous despite being well used to it by that point.

On Monday the TV crew arrived at 9.30 and were leaving at 3.10. The kids were just wild. But the crew were fine about it and had a kids are kids attitude. And they gave them great time. Hard for kids to be quiet that long!

Just setting the bar high for you hon and you clea...

2012-03-20T19:02:18.942Z

Just setting the bar high for you hon and you cleared it with loads of room to spare your dad that was,away to get of the wall in the highlands ...

Mackers, I remember my ma reluctantly doing an in...

2012-03-20T15:44:11.584Z

Mackers,
I remember my ma reluctantly doing an interview. She was a nervous wreck and kept insisting that I phone people and cancel on her behalf.
The interview which was part of a historical look at Clonard went ahead but had to be edited four times due to the antics of my son.

Marty,
My da God Bless him thought I was just wonderful at everything.
He was an adjudicator at the Irish Fheis and I still could not win anything, obviously he found it hard to convince other adjudicators of my wonder.

Nuala, That’s true – when your children perform t...

2012-03-19T17:17:08.168Z

Nuala,

That’s true – when your children perform there is a great satisfaction to be derived from it. I have always enjoyed it. Then we get home all hell breaks loose once the backtalk and cheek starts!! Trying to do a television interview today over the BC affair and the two of them interrupted, argued and fought. Then he broke his glasses!

Aberdeen calling ,of course he would Nuala and lik...

2012-03-18T18:27:01.521Z

Aberdeen calling ,of course he would Nuala and like Anthonys wee ones you must have filled his heart with pride and joy,I love kids but as yer man said I couldnt eat a whole one,

Mackers, Nothing in this world is as good as watc...

2012-03-18T14:33:44.490Z

Mackers,
Nothing in this world is as good as watching your children perform
and doing it well.
My da God Bless him never had that pleasure, every year at the fheis he had me up singing or reciting in Irish, songs such as Henry Joy to name but one and I just didn't cut it.
But to him I did, he would sit there brimming with pride.

Marty, thanks for that nice comment. They torture ...

2012-03-16T08:57:00.783Z

Marty, thanks for that nice comment. They torture me and send me on a screaming fit. Then simply ignore me. I am glad they met you and Marie. They loved that. Which reminds me – the photo of the Boo room has still to go up. Mea Culpa! I was trying to tie it in with the book but BC has my time consumed. Will sort something.

Good man your kids are a credit to both of you I s...

2012-03-15T09:27:48.285Z

Good man your kids are a credit to both of you I say this as someone who has met them and I hope like ourselves with our own you live long enough to be an embarrassment to them a cara,