‘What’s wrong with your lot?’ asked the blacksmith as he was shoeing our horses. And we had to admit that we really didn’t know.
Don’t be telling an Irish blacksmith that he might not be good enough for you and your rescue nags
We came to Ireland to get away from liberal lunacy but the other English people who come here seem to be intent on bringing it with them. The blacksmith shook his head.
He said he had just been to an English lady further down the peninsula who wanted him to trim a few old donkeys and llamas.
When he arrived, he got out of the car and she wafted up to him in a kaftan. The blacksmith looked baffled as he explained it. He obviously had no idea how far the rich liberal Brits have gone with their homage to everything ethnic, while not having the faintest clue what they are on about.
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