Firstly , thank you H for the Ringers Rant section, I hope other moaning old t"ats like me contribute as I know you all wanna so dont be shy
I was brought up in Oz and spent all my childhood there. When I came back to England I met my Grandma once before she past away. She was Irish and one hell of a tough bitch. She brought up 10 my Dad been the eldest. Were she brought them up in Wigan is still a rough place in parts.
One tale was, one of my uncles came in crying. He'd been fighting with another kid in the street and the mum of the other kid came out and clipped my uncle round the lug as they did back in the day. When my uncle told my grandma she went out, banged on the woman's door and when she answered the other woman knew what was coming and legged it out the back door with my grandma in hot pursuit through the house. She caught the woman and beat the shit out of her.
they said the area was in fear of her and my Grandad was the most mild mannered quietly spoken man you'd ever meet. on about two opposite attract.
So, based on my grandma been a thoroughbred Irish woman that would give me full right to play for Ireland at most sports and celebrate Paddy's Day
but
I'm fookin English, born here and brought up for 45 odd years I'm English and my only link with Ireland is spuds.
Then last night a guy I know , I dont like much bit of a cnut puts a picture up on Facebook in Benidorm him and his lip filler wife
Green hats on
both lip pouting to the camera
"Irish for the day"
you fookin tell me ..... sweet fookin Jesus of Nazareth
the only consolation was, its absolutely pissed it down for 2 days over there