Well done! I am indeed a Corkonian. Cork is known as the Rebel County.
You will never guess the answer to #3 (in retrospect I think that was just too hard) but can anyone tell me what happened in, on or around the River Lee last November?
Right again!!!
The city centre is built on a marsh; in fact, the Irish version (Corcaigh) is derived from the word for a marsh. This flood was the worst since 1963, which I actually remember as a child. My family lived on top of a hill, so no worries.
And the trophy is the McCarthy Cup. If you meet anyone named McCarthy, there's a good chance they have roots in Cork.
Test over!
Ireland is at the top of my list of countries to visit!
1) Meadbh is from Canada, but may have Irish heretige
Hey, what other state has an entire category at the Grammys?
It's a very long list, and one I wouldn't have expected from growing up in Pittsburgh...
That’s hilarious, I am so jealous. I grew up in a resort town, complete with a notorious motel row along the alternate freeway but I don’t know of any song about it.
Beautifully said, and I hear you. To me the place is that part of the human soul that holds reckless passion, longing, and a sense of terrible loss at the passing of youth.
Yes, looks like they are having fun. The way they act, the dialog at the beginning appears to be an exchange of sweet nothings.
