tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post8092718413659137862..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: The Cyclist RestVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-72926713157604760142017-03-13T15:06:44.595-04:002017-03-13T15:06:44.595-04:00Have not tried Lagavulin, but have consumed my sha...Have not tried Lagavulin, but have consumed my share of another ultra-peaty Scotch whiskey: Laphroaig. One of my friends offered this insightful description after one sip: "It tastes like dirt." Come to think of it, he doesn't eat beets because: "They taste like dirt."<br />MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-24516283928976617852017-03-10T14:01:50.781-05:002017-03-10T14:01:50.781-05:00Is yummy.
But my favourite Scottish drink is Laga...Is yummy.<br /><br />But my favourite Scottish drink is Lagavulin. Liquid peat, so it is! Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-45024286824035048452017-03-10T14:00:03.302-05:002017-03-10T14:00:03.302-05:00I am continental-European born and only moved to t...I am continental-European born and only moved to the US at age 11. As such, I never quite got the ice-cold drinks thing. A drink which is not hot tastes ideal at room temperature. Beer included. Dell's lemonade excluded. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-26521134424913492262017-03-10T13:27:54.959-05:002017-03-10T13:27:54.959-05:00"T"ennent's. A Scottish lager"T"ennent's. A Scottish lagerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847747377484023103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-64036626053447447292017-03-10T13:00:21.224-05:002017-03-10T13:00:21.224-05:00Since there is a beer reference in this article, I...Since there is a beer reference in this article, I have this question for the writer: After living in the USA for a while, what are your thoughts (or tastes) about the "warm beer vs. ice-cold beer" debate?Alexander Lópezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517986861000324855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-59628599795481743142017-03-10T12:13:49.326-05:002017-03-10T12:13:49.326-05:00a non-native, who has taken 2 yeas of Irish!
It&#...a non-native, who has taken 2 yeas of Irish!<br /><br />It's pronounced 'Doon-na-Nahl' : ) Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-17104315053830735792017-03-10T11:54:35.561-05:002017-03-10T11:54:35.561-05:00Not sure as a non native you can help with this, b...Not sure as a non native you can help with this, but how does one pronounce the name of the county as it appears on that mural? Much thanks! Jim. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-84927015101942943842017-03-10T10:00:54.201-05:002017-03-10T10:00:54.201-05:00Funny you say that, because every time I see the s...Funny you say that, because every time I see the sign my brain wants to change it to 'The Cyclist's Rest.' I don't think it is normal grammar, even in Hiberno English. But maybe it is a pub thing. I've asked a few people, but no one seems to know! Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-88167833349629224732017-03-08T15:01:59.184-05:002017-03-08T15:01:59.184-05:00On the subject of dress and cycling, you might fin...On the subject of dress and cycling, you might find this woman interesting:<br />http://www.katjungnickel.com<br />and eg http://bikesandbloomers.com/bloomer-ride-prep-and-victorian-pockets/<br /><br />On a completely different topic, I'm interested in the grammar of the name: The Cyclist Rest rather than the Cyclist's Rest, or even the Cyclists' Rest. Is this standard Irish-English grammar or is it just a pub name thing? I'm quite interested in the grammatical variations between different varieties of English but I don't know much at all about Irish English. Bmblbzzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-86871675597103514772017-03-08T11:22:18.705-05:002017-03-08T11:22:18.705-05:00OK, I saw the Guiness sign hanging on the far side...OK, I saw the Guiness sign hanging on the far side of the building's second story. But can you tell me what the blocky red "T" on the opposite corner stands for? (I'm guessing it has nothing to do with the current U.S. president.)MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-27317672694622195112017-03-07T11:18:46.886-05:002017-03-07T11:18:46.886-05:00Helpfully, Google Maps let you know in the upper l...Helpfully, Google Maps let you know in the upper left corner what date the street view was last updated. In this case, this was July 2011!MusicDivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-57606125072015010832017-03-07T10:31:47.317-05:002017-03-07T10:31:47.317-05:00If you are interested in cycling-related street fu...If you are interested in cycling-related street furniture you can find Cyclist Touring Club signs in odd places in Irish and British towns https://goo.gl/images/XlELeu <br /><br />As you are into dress and cycling you might be interested in the CTC involvement in the court case about 'rational dress'.<br /> <br />In 1898 the gloriously named Florence Wallace Pomeroy, Viscountess Harberton (1843–1911), president of the Western Rational Dress Society, was refused service in the coffee room of the Hautboy Hotel in Ockham, Surrey. Instead she was shown into the public bar, a place no respectable woman could possibly go. This was because the good Viscountess was dressed in 'rational dress', a jacket and a pair of long and baggy trousers which came together just above the ankle. <br /><br />The CTC prosecuted the hotel for "refusing food to a traveller"; lost the case and a considerable amount of money.<br />This loss led the CTC to become much more diffident about representing cyclists and had a lot to do with the failure to deveop a road-racing culture in the UK. <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_UK#Foundation<br />Carigeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154354108047043051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61358307829326367632017-03-07T06:17:29.470-05:002017-03-07T06:17:29.470-05:00In Ireland, the concept of one's physical addr...In Ireland, the concept of one's physical address or a building' location has traditionally been based on townland as opposed to linear street address. Probably this is because houses were mostly built off the main road, in clusters, and there were no streets as such leading to them. It's an interestingly different system from anything I was used to prior to moving here. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-32246214124913720682017-03-07T06:06:56.310-05:002017-03-07T06:06:56.310-05:00The Pub in Co Cork is near the Ballincollig Region...The Pub in Co Cork is near the Ballincollig Regional Park which has seen a really great transformation over the last few years, including a pedestrian/cycle path which runs through the entire area. With a skate park and playground also its ideal for parents to visit with their children . Don't forget to put the bikes in or on the car or SUV. Lovely coffee and home baked cakes also available from Margaret at Chico's Coffee trailer...worth the visit alone.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09863952585099002599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-41753256895185227372017-03-07T06:01:03.283-05:002017-03-07T06:01:03.283-05:00Wow, that must have been a good few years ago. Wow, that must have been a good few years ago. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-47010791366408097462017-03-07T06:00:13.466-05:002017-03-07T06:00:13.466-05:00It's the pub's edges that make it recognis...It's the pub's edges that make it recognisable from a distance. You're climbing up the road, all endless fields and tree clusters, and when you see that gable peering over the crest you just know: pub. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-67685926881435500922017-03-07T04:58:14.714-05:002017-03-07T04:58:14.714-05:00And as the signs were arms on a pole, at least in ...And as the signs were arms on a pole, at least in rural areas, they were very easy to spin round to further confuse the spies. Or that's how the schoolboys justified it. So my dad says... <br /><br />Interesting to see the county arms painted on the pub wall. Made me realise that Donegal is an Anglicisation (ok, that was always obvious) of the Gaelic for "Hill... erm, something." Okay, that should have been obvious too, I guess I'd never had reason to think of it. Bmblbzzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-1282489541624643612017-03-07T00:43:56.908-05:002017-03-07T00:43:56.908-05:00Ooh, I do love a good old Google Maps search.
htt...Ooh, I do love a good old Google Maps search.<br /><br />https://www.google.com.au/maps/@55.0755883,-7.4487227,3a,75y,72.28h,93.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUqsyWUQ1RzGOW6YhZhFtkA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656<br /><br />Looks a bit different back when the Google Car went through.<br /><br />Note that Google Maps has the incorrect placement for the pin 200m down the road.<br /><br />https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/The+Cyclist+Rest+Bar/@55.0755883,-7.4487227,631m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x485fe4c5c8687163:0xef269aefb2595984!2sThe+Cyclist+Rest+Bar!8m2!3d55.073745!4d-7.445548!3m4!1s0x485fe4c5c8687163:0xef269aefb2595984!8m2!3d55.073745!4d-7.445548<br />geoff_tewierikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941705608805116300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-35760558607593541632017-03-06T19:40:31.411-05:002017-03-06T19:40:31.411-05:00My Monday was brightened by laying in the fields a...My Monday was brightened by laying in the fields and seeing the sprouting vegetation reaching up to the gray but warm skies above. This photo has so many crisp edges that I cannot relate, or oder, or make sense of….Always interesting how we see and sense and participate with the world we move about in….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19618713233400772262017-03-06T15:52:44.644-05:002017-03-06T15:52:44.644-05:00In England, I was told they took the road signs do...In England, I was told they took the road signs down in '39 to confuse<br />the expected German parachutists. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804502219064647083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-77068825250289632172017-03-06T15:27:35.495-05:002017-03-06T15:27:35.495-05:00Of Course! I expected as much. BUT, If I sent you ...Of Course! I expected as much. BUT, If I sent you a picture of the outside of Billy Bob's; it may look like a honky-tonk inside, but you'd still want to see it! ;-) - masAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-60465129500797859882017-03-06T12:09:09.115-05:002017-03-06T12:09:09.115-05:00Oh it's very dark and just looks like a normal...Oh it's very dark and just looks like a normal pub (not cycling-themed in any way), so I did not think to take any. Next time! Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19254055644996989082017-03-06T12:02:50.390-05:002017-03-06T12:02:50.390-05:00A-ha!A-ha!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-9746366256982261792017-03-06T11:56:04.358-05:002017-03-06T11:56:04.358-05:00Well, when I told a local friend about this pub he...Well, when I told a local friend about this pub he said "Oh, there used to be a few of those around." I will have to ask where. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-69754261849558694992017-03-06T11:43:35.413-05:002017-03-06T11:43:35.413-05:00Another one in County Cork
http://www.geograph.ie/...Another one in County Cork<br />http://www.geograph.ie/photo/989455Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com