From The Irish Times:
"This is the biggest day Offaly ever saw.”
Meanwhile, as the crowd at the gates unfolded an endless FF banner, awaiting the drive past of the new Taoiseach, chanting endless choruses of The Offaly Rover, they challenged anyone to say that Offaly is not the cradle of civilisation, citing Millennium Man (“a dashing wing back”), the Taoiseach, and Barack Obama as evidence.
Plus thwarting Kerry’s five in a row in 1982 with a Séamus Darby goal, added Mary Guiney.
When a Kilkenny garda could take it no more and wondered aloud about the precise depth of their hurling skills, they threatened to have him transferred to Craggy Island with their potent local influence.
Then they wrapped a tricolour feather boa around him, danced The Offaly Rover, and banged on the roof of the brand new Taoiseach’s flat, shiny Merc as he drove off to the Áras.
So. No more pure mule, thank you.
A Taoiseach and quite possibly an American President in the same year... who'da thunk!
G'wan the Faithful!!
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