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IrishAyes

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1. Bless his heart!

Reply to MADem (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 03:18 PM

Sep 2013

"Guts, guile and no lack of self-belief" are prerequisites for any real Irish folk. Don't think I've ever heard us described quite so succintly. Be of good cheer - no matter how many generations removed from the homeland, those qualities are so bone deep they never wear off.

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