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ULLANS RHYMES: A Ficht That Went Wrang
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007. A Ficht That Went Wrang. It's aptly no as common noo (at least, no sae much taaked aboot) but at yin tim, wur country wus host tae oany number o cock fichts. Heth it wus a gye blidy pastime an cruel forbye but it didnae aye enn that road. Tha Toon Rhymer tells iz aboot yin ficht his great-granda wus at whur tha oul maun wus lucky no tae bae jailed! It wus a simmer evenin wie hardly an air. An a meetin wus takin place amang freens,. In a corner o tha moss awa up bae tha Leck.
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ULLANS RHYMES: Beware o tha Doag!
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007. Beware o tha Doag! If theres yin sicht that's aa too common aboot north Antrim it's a boady oot waakin yin ir mair greyhoons. But is tha keepin o greyhoons a hermless hobby ir is it a risky business? Tha Toon Rhymer haes a tale tae tell. CURSE O THA DOAG. Mae da bocht a doag whin ages thirty-twa. He had 40 acres o lan tae his fairm. Mae ma wisnae heppy but mae da joost hooched. An said, "Sure haein a doag wull dae me nae hairm". A mind thon miserable lukkin wretch -. Dedicated...
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ULLANS RHYMES: Bak Roon Wur Toon
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007. Bak Roon Wur Toon. Hae ye iver thocht bak tae tha wye things were years ago whur ye leeve? Bellymoney is a toon that haes changed bigly ower tha years but tha Toon Rhymer knows an oul boy who mines it richtly an shared a memory ir twa wie him aboot it. A Danner Bak Roon Tha Oul Toon. Awa frae it aa in tha dark o mae room,. Mae mine goes bak tae mae times in tha Toon. As A watch tha peats glowin in tha grate ferninst mae. A hae tae accept that mae age is against mae. Big Archie A...
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ULLANS RHYMES: Dunseverick Castle
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Thursday, 18 October 2007. Although tha Tourist Boord haes done gye little tae promote it, Dunseverick Castle is yin o tha maist important historical sites in an aroon north Antrim. Aye, there's naw a big loch o it left but its worth a luk at aa tha same. The Toon Rhymer was inspired tae screeve tha fallowin rhyme in it's honour. A wheen o stane wa's are aa that's left. O Dunseverick Castle the day;. But at yin tim it wus a plaice o glory. Where Fergus MacAirt had tha final say. Bak Roon Wur Toon. Dedica...
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ULLANS RHYMES: Tha Wather Forecaster
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Sunday, 21 October 2007. Yin thing we aa seem tae taak aboot whin we meet ither fowk is tha wather. A'm sure ye hae done it! Ye meet some yin comin alang tha street an tha furst thig ye say is "That's a quare day" ir "Luks lake it cud rain". Tha Toon Rhymer knows a boadie lake that but as ye wull see here, tha boadie he knows isnae lakely tae git a job wie tha Met office! If there's yin boadie A'll niver forget. It'll bae wee Barney frae doon wur street. Fer nae metter whit tha wather is lake. Http:/ www...
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ULLANS RHYMES: A Wile Narration
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Monday, 22 October 2007. Afore A start here, A want tae mak it clear that naeboady here haes ocht agin bagpipes! Heth, thar's naethin cud bate a guid playin pipe band. But it haes tae bae said that whin someboady is joost larnin hoo tae play tha pipes, it's no aa music tae tha lugs. Tha Toon Rhymer foon that tae bae tha case tae! A mind it richtly, tha furst tim A heared it. A woke up wie a jump oot o bed! Tha narration wus naethin lake A'd e'er heared afore. It's a wunner mae lugs hadnae bled! Http:/ ww...
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ULLANS RHYMES: October 2007
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007. Bak Roon Wur Toon. Hae ye iver thocht bak tae tha wye things were years ago whur ye leeve? Bellymoney is a toon that haes changed bigly ower tha years but tha Toon Rhymer knows an oul boy who mines it richtly an shared a memory ir twa wie him aboot it. A Danner Bak Roon Tha Oul Toon. Awa frae it aa in tha dark o mae room,. Mae mine goes bak tae mae times in tha Toon. As A watch tha peats glowin in tha grate ferninst mae. A hae tae accept that mae age is against mae. Big Archie A...
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ULLANS RHYMES: Tha Hamecomin wus nae plantin!
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Friday, 19 October 2007. Tha Hamecomin wus nae plantin! Am no tha only yin who haes heared tha comin hame o wur ancestors caa'd a. It wus a handy wye o makin tha Ulster Scotch fowk feel lake wae dinnae belang here an haes even bin tocht in wur schules. Tha Toon Rhymer haes anither opinion o tha hale trade. Wur Hamelan Wus Aye Ulster. They keep taakin aboot a plantation. They say wae invaded this lan. They say we're misguided Irishmen! Wie a loyalty tae a fool Rid Haun. But gie mae a minute tae a show ye.
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ULLANS RHYMES: Mair Aboot Tha Hamecomin
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Monday, 22 October 2007. Mair Aboot Tha Hamecomin. A wee while bak, wae tuk a luk at whit some yins caa "Tha Plantation". As wae pointed oot, it wus mair a hamecomin nor oanythin else. Tha Toon Rhymer explains that here. Return O Tha Exiles. In boats an ships they landed,. Oan an unforgien shore:. Tae till tha lan an break in grun. Lake ther faithers in days o yore. These fowk wernae planters. Whin aff tha boats they filed. They were comin hame frae Scotland. Whur yinst they'd bin exiled. Bae Wary O Wars.
