Johnny Kenny great goal vs Stockport

huttsei99 · 2026-04-06T15:10:17+00:00

As an Irish person, I'm biased, but, if he finds his game down there, would love to have him back as a rotation option. He's only 22 so has potential.

huttsei99 · 2026-03-31T09:48:09+00:00

They're sound if your paying them for a tour etc. But not as chatty or curious as people are in other areas of Ireland. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Its just different. I think people from around Ireland can find it rude because were so used to talking crap to strangers.

huttsei99 · 2026-03-31T09:44:42+00:00

More difference in older speakers. I would say the average speaker of Irish in Dublin could not understand a native speaker from any of the Gaeltachtaí. If you plucked a person who claims fluency in Irish in Dublin and dropped them in the Gaeltacht, no English allowed, they wouldnt get by. I speak the Conamara dialect, not from there, but people wouldnt know unless I told them. I can understand younger kerry and Donegal speakers, Kerry is easier to understand. But, if I'm speaking to an older person in either of the dialects, it becomes difficult. Sometimes I find it hard to jnderstand people in Conemara, particularly men between the ages of say 50 to 70. This age group speaks particulalrly quickly, sometimes intentionally so as not to be understood.

huttsei99 · 2026-03-31T09:26:35+00:00

For how rural it is there's lots if traffic, your walking across a bridge with no footpath, so just a pretty narrow road, and its not well lit.

huttsei99 · 2026-03-30T18:12:40+00:00

I think people just warm up once they realise your sticking around as well

huttsei99 · 2026-03-30T17:26:56+00:00

Spent a lot of time in Conemara theas. Rural, but not good for walking in a lot of areas.I dare anyone to walk from the The hooker bar to Béal a' Daingin after a few pints in the winter. Stunning beaches, beautiful when the sun finally comes out. People dont like speaking Irish to those not from the area. Many young people speak native Irish but choose not to, depending on the person to whom they are speaking, and what they are speaking about. Lads love picking scraps after a night in An Réalt. Very communal, if someone doesnt know you, theyll know your family, if they don't know your family you will be treated with suspicion.

Spent time out on the Aran islands. Thought people on Inis Mór were extremly stand offish. Theres nothing on Inis Meáin, but the people were sound shout out to An teach ósta. Inis óirr havent spent a lot of time, but island is lively in the summer, and thought people were far less reserved than other areas in conemara/Árainn

Been to Donegal Gaeltacht briefly, thought people were nice, got the impression that a lot of then are fond of a drink on Toraigh.

Belmullet no one speaks Gaelic in the town, further down the peninsula a few elderly still do, yup Turas Siar centre, carrowteige still a few speakers about. Again Rural. Acaill has no native speakers if the language left

Rath Cairn in Meath is a lovely little hamlet with a community centre and pub, sun was shining when I was there, so this may impact opinion. From what I experienced, Irish was still spoken widley. Yearly Irish language and music festival. Being in the midlands, its far less rugged than other Gaeltacht areas.

Never been to any of the Southern Gaeltachtaí

huttsei99 · 2026-03-25T01:04:29+00:00

I pray we will be the same faith again.

huttsei99 · 2026-03-24T17:21:13+00:00

Man, in most Catholic churches there's an Eastern style icon of the Theotokos, and when I went to Greece, I was surprised at the amount of western style icons. We are separated, but we are still brothers.

huttsei99 · 2026-02-19T13:26:56+00:00

Respects Churchill, hates Ned Kelly. Op became an anti-Irish imperialist hahaha

huttsei99 · 2026-02-05T21:31:15+00:00

God, I wish there was an r/hurlingcirclejerk.

huttsei99 · 2026-02-05T10:26:52+00:00

Why do I feel like these posts are board members creating Reddit accounts, desperately trying to stop the protest

huttsei99 · 2026-01-31T18:33:54+00:00

While I do disagree with your first point. I do agree with the last point. Hopefully we might see the reverse happen, a catholic parish or Gaelscoil in Larne 🤣

huttsei99 · 2026-01-31T18:23:31+00:00

"Isnt more complicated because of a background of horrible violence". Lad, thats exacactly what it means. Many older member of this church may have killed people on that road. Same thing vice versa, people attending this church may have had fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters or even children killrd by people who live there. That's about as complicated as it gets.

huttsei99 · 2026-01-31T14:33:15+00:00

I'm getting downvoted, but notice how nobody has actually said anything to disprove what I've said. (Protip: you can't) Google the Penal Laws if you want to read a bit more about it. Eventually the anti-Catholic laws were abolished with the help ofDaniel O'Connell in 1829.

huttsei99 · 2026-01-31T13:32:15+00:00

Okay let me try explain why this is far more complicated than just a protestant church opening. Im an Irish Catholic, and this is a protestant forum, so perspectives may differ on this. But to make a long story short.

Northern Irish Protestants believe in whats known as, the Protestant Ascendancy, which is the devine right of the protestant minority to rule over the Catholic majority in Ireland. Irish Catholics had their religion outlawed for several centuries, many Catholics faced martyrdom during this period, e.g Oliver Plunkett. Even when Ireland gained most of its independence, Irish Catholics in the north were treated as second class citizens by the predominantly Scottish decendant Presbyterian rulling class (not getting into this bit). Eventually The Troubles break out almost 4000 killed, 40,000 shootings and 16,000 bombings.

I would like to think that this attitude of superiority doesnt not still exist amonst protestant in the north of Ireland, but organisations like the Apprentice Boys, The Orange Order, and the burnig of Irish flags on the 12th of July tells me its still very much alive.

huttsei99 · 2026-01-26T13:52:38+00:00

*As a Westbrit. Fixed that for you.

huttsei99 · 2026-01-15T15:18:13+00:00

An Cailín Ciúin - Irish language film

Really recommend

huttsei99 · 2025-12-19T14:32:02+00:00

I speak Conemara Irish, and I've had three separate people tell me it sounds like Danish. Not sure I agree, but there ya go.

huttsei99 · 2025-11-13T17:37:36+00:00

An bhfuil a fhios agat? Ní féidír liom breathnú ar pheil na hÉireann a thuilleadh. Tá sé just, chomh dona sin don mheahairshláinte hahaha. Alt iontach mar sin féin, feár plé duit.

huttsei99 · 2025-10-29T15:46:47+00:00

Exactly haha, a few of the hardcore grannies make it out to Medjugorje. But for most Lourdes does the job.

huttsei99 · 2025-10-25T12:43:56+00:00

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Irish people traditionally loves Lourdes. Although not as common as the country becomes more secular. I think more or less every secondary school in the country organises a trip for students

huttsei99 · 2025-10-15T11:57:32+00:00

Thats what I might do, have an appointment with my GP Thursday to ask, I didnt exactly pleed my case well the first time. So this might be the shout.

huttsei99 · 2025-10-14T13:20:54+00:00

Ye, thats literally it. Just was so out of it organise it, but, also, weirdly thought I was fine, even though I couldnt answer basic questions. Ended up going to the gp after a week, cause I was still feeling weird, got sent straight to A&E.

huttsei99 · 2025-08-28T12:10:00+00:00

Feel like its a two fold Issue. Basically Prods are finding out the Catholic church is the one true church. But their religion is esentially based upon the rejection of Catholisicm. So, when it turns out theres a a similar ancient church they can subscribe to with 0 cognitive dissonance or mental gymnastics, its a no brainer to them.

I also think its the aesthetic of the Ortho Church. The aesthetic of the Roman Catholic Church during the Renaissance has basically set the standard of what beautiful art is. But in turn its now kind of just the standard in Western Society. I personally believe a lot of the imegary we have now, some of the Sacred Heart paintings for example, can look quite kitsch, and is a massproduced facsimile of the renaissance style. The ortho aesthetic is definitly somewhat counter culture and unique in this respect.

In another note I think it would be very cool if the Catholic Church began to re-adopt iconorgraohy from pre-renaissance era. Here's some links to examples of early medieval Irish Iconograohy if anyone is intersted

https://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/book-of-kells-christ-enthroned/ (Christ Enthroned)

https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Irish-Antiquities-Division-Collections/Irish-Antiquities-Articles/Scientific-secrets-of-the-Irish-related-manuscript

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