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Helen
Fan was my godmother, and she was a fount of superstition and mangled English!
Like you, I've been googling goggle eyed for the funeral, but nad so far. Only wish I'd paid attention when I was a Kid. Still, there was a war on at the time!
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ariel70
on January 7, 2007 at 12:31 PM
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Aerial 70
What a neat grandmother! Maybe it can be found in a book about superstitions. If I ever find out what it is, I'll let you know. I know that a pishogue is a curse or bad magic. But the funeral...? How interesting superstition can be!
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Helen_Bach
on January 7, 2007 at 12:21 PM
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Hellen
I'm not sure about the Pishogue's funeral, but my 4 foot two, very fey Irish godmother was full of tales about the Banshee, the Pishogue, ( and his/its funeral ) and Maeve knows who or what else!
Oh, and of course there was Con The Shochrawn, whoever the hell he was.
To her, everything was an omen ; usually a sign of a death in the family. If one had a cold, Fan would sigh and said " Ahhgghh! Holy Mother of God, yez can smell the clay!"
I often wondered if it was some sort of weird, ancient Celtic therapy : you know, scare 'em the hell outa bed!
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ariel70
on January 4, 2007 at 2:50 PM
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Joe Love
Yeah, my hubby's great! We have something big in common: We're late bloomers and didn't fully realize which path we truly wanted to go down (that "what do you want to be when you grow up" path) until a few years ago. Of course, now we have kids, so those paths are partially on hold (emphasis on partially). We try to encourage each other as much as possible and he's getting really good at it (hope I do the same for him), as you can see!
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Helen_Bach
on January 3, 2007 at 3:15 PM
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Hellen
I, too, have realized the importance of lying dormant for a time. You really don't realize how much you absorb subconsciously by doing something so seemingly irresponsible (it really isn't).
Nice muse for a Monday, two days late. Have a great week and thanks for the great comment.
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avant-garde
on January 3, 2007 at 1:15 PM
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What a wonderful, considerate Christmas present.
Welcome to Blogit, Helen. Your husband is way too cool to have given you the subscription as a Christmas gift. It is soooo important for those who are serious about writing. . , that their spouses be supportive.
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Joe_Love
on January 2, 2007 at 9:09 PM
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To Ariel70
Unfortunately, I'd never heard of a Pishogue until you mentioned it, so I don't know what you mean by that funeral. I looked it up on the internet and the most I could find was something about faerie glamor and a wizard of sorts. I'm fascinated! Thank you for this new piece of knowledge! Stories about The Sidhe are wonderful. Will definitely check out that book. Who wrote it?
I was in Cork but briefly during a vacation in S. Ireland. Fell head over heels in love with that country and its people. The folktales are everywhere - the landscape, the numerous ruins and castles, and the people haven't forgotten them (which is rare these days). I might have a few drops of Irish blood in me (the family stopped keeping track, the blood was so mixed), and I even brag about the possibility once in a while!
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Helen_Bach
on January 2, 2007 at 11:47 AM
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HelenBach
Were you ever at the pishogue's funeral?
There's a real scary book called The Shee (Sidh)
Sure, me auld mother was Irish, so she was. Came over from Cork in about 1900, when she was about 3.
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ariel70
on January 1, 2007 at 3:04 PM
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