There is a reason the Irish have a reputation for being
friendly people with the country topping many a travelers “wish to visit” list…
Just take this sign for example – not wanting to "Dis" anyone
– including the handicapped – they only offer “Sabled” parking. Very nice of them don’t you think?
And of course, this was in a church parking lot – being a very Catholic country, they are just
offering a friendly welcome to anyone who wants to visit the church and light a
candle – or perhaps shop downtown, which
is also connected to the lot.
Here’s another offering from the same church…
Holy water – on tap, from a spigot! I’ve NEVER seen this before. So if you need a gallon or so (never mind
getting it in mere ounces), you don’t even have to go in the church or buy it
from a store. It’s just on tap – outside
– for the taking. And the tap has been
repaired, so I’m guessing it’s a busy area…
What other niceties have I discovered in my travels
there?
Oh,
apparently their chickens are heartier than ours. In America it seems our eggs need to be
refrigerated in the stores, which I’m sure costs a lot of money and wastes a
lot of energy to run all those coolers - nationwide. In Ireland they just sit on a shelf, you
know – by the canned beans.
At first it caught me off guard, but this makes perfect sense, chickens don’t lay their eggs
inside a cooler, they lay them at room temperature, in a coop –so why is it we
feel the need to keep them in the refrigerator once they are in a carton?
Oh and might I offer up this handy tidbit of information –
if you have to go to the bathroom and the doors say “Fir” and “Mn’a” –
Don’t assume Fir = Female and Mn’a = Man.
Oh no, quite the
contrary is true – just head in through the door you think is wrong and you’ll
be right!
I had a lot of trouble with this post for some reason. In case you can't see the spigot photo above- here is a really bad pixilated picture - if you can see the other picture - great! And the font? Don't know - it just seems to have a mind of it's own today...
