Nobody says that in Ireland.

Also, leprechauns BARELY feature in what has come down to us in scattered fragments of ancient Irish mythology.

All that stuff has much more to do with Boston and New York City than it does with Dublin.

Anyway, please enjoy the following Irish song for your Saturday amusement. It is about Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Eduard Stuart) – the voice is Ireland herself, calling for him to come home to her.

Bonnie Prince Charlie was born in the apartment just above a restaurant I frequent in Rome… He was an interesting character. And he is one of the only laymen buried in St. Peter’s Basilica. There’s an odd monument to him in the basilica itself, with his tomb in the grotto underneath. I think it’s in a normally off-limits area, I couldn’t see it last time I was there, if I recall.

Enjoy…

I realized only yesterday that I missed a post, on the 15th… Oh well. It was by accident. We are building the streak again. The 15th was distracting for me, as it marked exactly 6 months until my 100-mile race from Rome to Assisi… More on that later. I remind you that donations are open!