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Finnegan's Wake

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Tinman
Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
in THE MAIN WALL
Great article, Dan. Thanks!
January issue of PM Magazine for all those interested.
Steve Minnich

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  • SWEI
    SWEI Member Posts: 7,356
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    Had to go looking http://www.pmmag.com/articles/96953-examples-of-cheating-your-client-when-servicing-their-hydronic-systems

    Nice!
    kcopp
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,528
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    Thanks!
    Retired and loving it.
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    edited February 2015
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    Geez. All this time I thought Joyce's story about Finnegan's Wake was about what The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem sang about in the song Finnegan's Wake. Where, Finnegan goes out and has a few too many Guinness's wakes up in the morning with a head ache, falls down, hits his head, and everyone thought he was dead. So they had a Wake for him. Bridie brought out punch, which they all enjoyed. Then got to arguing and fighting. Some of that Punch, AKA as Holy Water, splashed upon Finnegan, and he awoke from the dead.

    Was once a popular song in bars around Dublin. Or so the Clancy Brothers said. And a Favorite of Joyce's.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39oO7zKStvU
    kcoppjonny88
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,528
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    I wish!
    Retired and loving it.
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
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    DanHolohan said:

    I wish!

    Actually, Joyce wrote the book because of the song Finnegan's Wake. According to The Clancy's

    As explained here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HWT6XD014I

  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,432
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    I grew up listening to them... great memories. Coincidentally I moved to Dover, NH after I graduated college...the town where Tommy Makem also settled and raised his family. Tommy passed away a few years back and is actually buried less than a mile from my house.
    jonny88

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