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Smithereens of the Irish language, curated for your pleasure by Darach.

“Ever since I have heard about You, my Lord, I have become completely attracted to You. Without fail please come before my marriage to Śiśupāla and take me away. In accordance with family custom, on the day before my marriage I will visit the temple of goddess Ambikā. That would be the best opportunity for You to appear and easily kidnap me. If You do not show me this favor, I will give up my life by fasting and observing severe vows. Then perhaps in my next life I will be able to obtain You.”
FROM JAMES CONNOLLY TO MISS LILLIE REYNOLDS (Undated) This is a love letter, this is a letter written by me Jim, to the nicest girl between here and anywhere, to tell her that all her mistakes, her wilfulness, her troublesomeness, only make me love her the more, and make me more than ever determined to have the possession of such a delightful bundle of contradict- ions all to myself. You make things worse, indeed, the very idea is rank heresy. Why if I was ever so miserable the thought of having such a wife e to come home to, a wife whom I love with all my heart and soul, the thought would make me brave in the face of any difficulty, cheerful in the face of any misfortune. You know me too well, Lillie, I think, to ever I felt imagine, I could be angry with you for long. inclined that way the thought of your sweet face and your lovable ways would make me ashamed of myself. Hoping I shall ever remain rich in the continuance of your love and that we shall soon see the accomplishment of that event which shall join our hands as our hearts have long been joined. I remain, Yours lovingly, Jim.
76. [Anon] of Main Street, Tipperary to JCM, 16 Feb. 1968-Dear Archbishop McQuaid, - Maybe you would do something to stop the terrible language in the play in the Abbey by Brendan Behan. I was shocked and left after half time. It was positively a disgrace being full of vile language and blasphemy and the taking of the Holy Name. Five times during the first act the name – Jaysus; and everyone laughed. Then the following unmentionable words:- "Shite", "Horshit", "Feck", "Fuck", "Bastard" and many of these words were spoken to the priest in the play. This surely does not pass for literature. Is this Ireland's National Theatre, and built by the Ratepayers [sic] money? What would outsiders to our country think? I am a father, but I would be ashamed if I had brought any of the children to see that performance. I will pray for you. X
FROM JAMES CONNOLLY TO MISS LILLIE REYNOLDS (Undated) This is a love letter, this is a letter written by me Jim, to the nicest girl between here and anywhere, to tell her that. all her mistakes, her wilfulness, her troublesomeness, only make me love her the more, and make me more than ever determined to have the possession of such a delightful bundle of contradict-ions all to myself. You make things worse, indeed, the very idea is rank heresy. Why if I was ever so miserable the SWEET thought of having such a wife to come home to, a wife whom I love with all my heart and soul, the thought would make me brave in the face of any difficulty, cheerful in the face of any misfortune. You know me too well, Lillie, I think, to te imagine, I could be angry with you for long, if ever I felt inclined that way the thought of your sweet face and your Hoping I shall lovable ways would make me ashamed of myself. ever remain rich in the continuance of your love and that we shall soon see the accomplish
Indiana Jones punching a Nazi.
Darach was thanked on the sleeve of the new Hozier album