Comments on The Pensive Quill: Crossmacglynn

Dixie, just got to read this. It is nothing short...

2011-03-12T15:06:44.332Z

Dixie,

just got to read this. It is nothing short of brilliant. Very funny and never drops style or loses pace. While TPQ is honoured to have it this should be in book form. It is a really funny read.

Marty- To throw a book or two on-to the bonfire w...

2011-03-10T12:59:55.482Z

Marty-

To throw a book or two on-to the bonfire would take no effort or thought

To carry AM to the bonfire could take some effort [ no offence ]
and allow second thoughts

Marty Richard O'Rawe used to say to me that o...

2011-03-10T12:17:29.627Z

Marty

Richard O'Rawe used to say to me that once the dictators get into power the first thing they do is shoot the writers. I guess it is one of the great disappointments of the Provisional project that it turned against writers.

Be carefull Anthony first they burn the books,then...

2011-03-10T11:43:33.302Z

Be carefull Anthony first they burn the books,then they burn the authors!

Marty, closing libraries is good for the environm...

2011-03-10T11:10:11.391Z

Marty,

closing libraries is good for the environment. They don't have to burn books

Dixie forgive me for again wandering of from your ...

2011-03-10T11:03:59.152Z

Dixie forgive me for again wandering of from your thread, I,ve been doing this to Anthony a few years now, anyway on the BBC news this morning they showed a clip of a new film The eagle of the ninth,taken from a book by Rosemary Sutcliff,when I was a nipper more than a lifetime ago now in Andytown, we were taken from the newly built Holy Child school up to the newly built libary at Slievegallion drive where we all joined the libary,my first real book was the Eagle of the ninth by that super story teller,it left a love of books with me that has lasted a lifetime and now I see they want to close this and other libaries ,what a disgrace,

Dixie sorry for wandering of the beat there mo car...

2011-03-10T08:43:02.685Z

Dixie sorry for wandering of the beat there mo cara, but I wonder would big Dan ever consider running for the vacant seat left by the cowardly bearded one ie,west Belfast, this area is in desperate need of a man with Dan,s entrepreneurial capabilities,so if and when your finished with the man mate dont kill him of ,rather gift him to us in this part of the world,

Dixie- Read it enjoyed it- cant wait for part 11-...

2011-03-09T22:22:30.961Z

Dixie-

Read it enjoyed it- cant wait for
part 11- when does that unit start with the politics

Slugger and ir.net- was shown the door there a few moons back- don't
know why

Mickeyboy you,l probably find except in your mind ...

2011-03-09T21:38:06.777Z

Mickeyboy you,l probably find except in your mind thats Dixie,s hilarious characters are fictious.and look what happened when the book got ripped up ,they tripped over themselves to get their brit wages and perks.mind you it is said that one in three was/is an informer /fru agent so if Dixes Granny Macglynn was real I think your mates Gerry ,Marty and co would be shitting themselves.

Any chance folks? This is about Ballycrossmacglynn...

2011-03-09T21:24:31.035Z

Any chance folks? This is about Ballycrossmacglynn, a village Marty and Gerry left to it's own devices.

Although Big Dan Mor MacGlynn is typical of the SF leadership, in that he owns the local bar, safe houses, taxi company and makes poiteen as well as smuggling cow and sheep crap for making fertiliser,and cheap fags made from a mixture of tobacco and turf,he never trusted the SF leadership.

The reason being they stole most of his money making ideas...Well except for the smuggling of shite.

They just talk a load of shite instead.

Anyway this could be a future classic of Irish literature so kindly take the Gerry and Marty show over to Slugger or Ir.net where they are picking their arses and noses waiting for another game of kick the Big Shinners.

Yours sincerely, Me.

So protest is fine as long as it's sanctioned ...

2011-03-09T21:13:16.108Z

So protest is fine as long as it's sanctioned by SF!?
Why would any party or individual for that matter who'd classify themselves as republican need to hold a meeting to decide what to do about the queens visit? Two words only are needed - NOT WELCOME

MartyDownUnder- Are you reading your internet up...

2011-03-09T20:35:03.444Z

MartyDownUnder-

Are you reading your internet
upside down-

Martin McGuinness warned anti-
Sinn Fein groups not to use violent
protest when queenie comes [ that will not be hard to those yap's ]
protest along with the peaceful
Sinn Fein all day-

Some yap's and the media will try and play up the big boys line- but the dissidents are as hardline has the blue-shirts.

AW c,mon Martydownunder repeat after me £24.5 mill...

2011-03-09T20:29:07.590Z

AW c,mon Martydownunder repeat after me £24.5 million times" we have moved on" and our Mary is the greatest president Irelands ever had untill our Gerry gets his hands on the job, now as you know our Mary is a real good mucker of Jackie Mac Donald UDA big nob and his keen eye for golf comes from swinging the auld clubs,mainly on kids and those who dont payup knees arms ,head whatever as long as the message gets through,I think Mary and Martin haved wined and dined that scumbag in Áras an Uachtaráin,so from asslicking a minor brit killer I suppose it is only logical that the head of all the brit killers is feted,after all the bastards own a sizeable whack of the place now, its gonna be interesting to see how the psf ard chomhairle decide this weekend how low they can reasonably bend before their true colours show!

Marty- Are you one of those strict by the book re...

2011-03-09T20:15:40.202Z

Marty-

Are you one of those strict by the book republicans- i was glad when those few left

Those two volunteers were on the run [ one of whom escaped from a p.o.w camp ] so they were well known- you say they contradicted the green book- what nonsense- are
you going to tell Dixie that his RA
character's in his bar contradict
the green book.

MichaelHenry, See McGuinness has warned republica...

2011-03-09T18:22:46.532Z

MichaelHenry,
See McGuinness has warned republicans about protesting against Lizziebrits visit to the south, hardly suprising given he's working for her

Is that Fidel with his arm around Tony Benn, I loo...

2011-03-09T17:27:41.608Z

Is that Fidel with his arm around Tony Benn, I look forward to the next chapter I have a feeling this could run and run.

This may be attempt no 2 to post this. Mickeyboy y...

2011-03-09T14:34:12.527Z

This may be attempt no 2 to post this. Mickeyboy you may have been impressed by two posers walking into a bar with a few widowmakers,I take it the boys were unmasked and therefore clearly identifiable, possibly in contradiction of the green book and I,m afraid the only round they would have got from me or other republicans is the round of the kitchen with a wet dish cloth,and I,m sure others would have said they should have got a lead round each,I,d hazard a guess those two boys were a pair of w##kers,but no doubt you,ll disagree.

Classic stuff Dixie, they'll be beating a path...

2011-03-09T10:46:05.180Z

Classic stuff Dixie, they'll be beating a path to your door for the TV series rights. That Harrys Game was on the box the other night here, unbelievably embarrassingly bad!!! Remember when it was on first way back in the early 80s can't remember it being so terrible though. Your wee story reminded me of it. Look forward to the next part!
Favorite bit 'Granny MacGlynn, the family matriarch, blew on both barrels of the sawn off and shuffled out the back to put her washing through the mangle'!!!

yip Mickeyboy taking pics of your bosses kissing a...

2011-03-08T22:39:59.486Z

yip Mickeyboy taking pics of your bosses kissing ass

Marty- seen a bald tosser with his 1st bride to b...

2011-03-08T22:20:08.400Z

Marty-

seen a bald tosser with his 1st bride to be flipping pancakes in the news today- was that you with a camera and shaking their hands

Dixie-

Enjoyed that- not to far from the truth either- was in a local in the 80s when two of the lads walked in bold as brass and got a round in once they put there ak's behind the counter- i never seen two people getting bought so much drink by others.

Dixie I think you need to inject some gravity in t...

2011-03-08T21:58:24.302Z

Dixie I think you need to inject some gravity in this story,mo cara may I suggest the introduction of a political /revolutionary/messiah type character,someone who can be as one with nature while recounting tales from the Tain,and whose grasp of all things moral or economics is unparalleled,a man of exceptional creative writing ability,yet humble and understanding of those who suffered great loss,such a man to lead these MacGlynn,s to a better place in a better way,then I thought why ruin a great story by introducing a fictional character.

I got the ideal for the story having read about a ...

2011-03-08T21:17:49.454Z

I got the ideal for the story having read about a forthcoming movie called Crossmaglen starring Ben Kingsly and a novel also set in Crossmaglen. They, as usual, are far removed from reality as you normally get when reading or watching this stuff.
Of course there is the usual forbidden love in there between either a Catholic lad and a Protestant girl or the IRA man's sister is in love with a British soldier...Pah!...Spit!

It's in my story too only with a bit of a difference.

And of course there's a bigoted character called the Reverend Reginald McClure who sneaks round the hillsides with a sidekick and a camcorder spying on the IRA....

All in the worst possible taste of course.

Thanks Fionnuala... Marty I think you might be mi...

2011-03-08T21:04:33.390Z

Thanks Fionnuala...

Marty I think you might be mixing me up with another Dixie. Either that or you were sniffing a lot more than the tulips from Amsterdam...LOL.

LOL Dixie did I see you in a wee cafe in Amsterda...

2011-03-08T20:34:34.664Z

LOL Dixie did I see you in a wee cafe in Amsterdam last week a cara.wernt nothing cross there except the bold mince pies,and if you run into Mickeyboy let him know its pancake day and I,ve got a frying pan,flour,milk n eggs all I need now is a tosser!

Dixie, great title and story! Godfrey sounds a bit...

2011-03-08T20:26:57.690Z

Dixie, great title and story!
Godfrey sounds a bit of a Captain Nairac character.
Really enjoyable and extremely witty!