Definitions by Criostoir Hulme

bally

Bally comes from the Irish word Báile meaning homeplace or town.

There are many towns in Ireland containing the prefix Bally.
Examples are Ballymena (Co.Antrim) An Báile Meánach, The Middle Town; Ballymoney (Co. Antrim) Báile an Mhonaidh, The Town of the Moor; Ballymote (Co. Sligo) Báile an Mhóta, The Town of the Mound; Ballynahinch (Co. Down) Báile na Hínse, The Town of the Holm; Ballymore (Co. Donegal), The Big Town

bally by Criostoir Hulme December 28, 2005

first time 

One's automatic thought is one's initial sexual adventure. That thought is fair enough but there is a first time for everything. The first day you went to school, the first time you swam on your own or the first time you walked on your own. There are so many first times it is almost impossible to recall every one.

I took my girl friend to the cinema the first time she saw The Sound of Music. She has seen it at least twenty times since that occasion

first time by Criostoir Hulme December 28, 2005

ICN 

Acronym for International Conference on Networking

The Fourth ICN took place on April 17th - 21st 2005 on Reunion Island

ICN by Criostoir Hulme December 28, 2005

IF 

IF is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1836)

IF by Rudyard Kipling starts -
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowances for their doubting too;
......and ends ...
Yours is the earth and everything that's in it
And - which is more - you'll be a man, my son.

IF by Criostoir Hulme December 28, 2005

St Patrick 

St Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland

St Patrick was born about 390 in Britain. He was kidnapped around 406 and brought to Ireland as a slave. In approximately 412 he escaped and returned to Britain. later St Patrick returned to Ireland as a Bishop. He converted the Irish people to Christianity. St Patrick died about 462 in Co. Down. He is buried near Down Cathedral, Downpatrick

St Patrick by Criostoir Hulme December 28, 2005

Kildare 

Kildare (Cill Dara - Church of the Oaks) is a county in [Ireland It is in the Province of Leinster and is South West of Dublin (the Capital of Ireland
County Town - Naas
Pop. - approx. 164000.
Places of Interest - the historical town of Kildare; Maynooth where the National University of Ireland and St Patrick's College are situated and the Curragh Race Course

We live in the north of Ireland We make regular trips to Kildare to watch the horse racing at the Curragh. Yhere are many stud farms close to the Curragh. Driving past the Curragh in the early morning is a pleasant sight. You usually see strings of horses with their riders being exercised on the gallops.

Kildare by Criostoir Hulme December 28, 2005

Colonel Paddy 

Colonel Paddy is how the late Colonel Robin Blair Mayne DSO (Three bars), Africa Star, Légion D'Honneur, Croix De Guerre & Palm, co founder of the SAS is known is his home town of Newtownards, Co. Down. Col. Paddy won numerous other medals during World War II

Robin Blair Mayne born at Newtownards, Co. Down on 11th January 1915 - died in a motoring accident near Newtownards on 14th December 1955. His reputation as a tough man was gained in the Boxing ring (he was the Irish Universities Heavyweight Champion) and on the Rugby field (six caps for the Irish Rugby team and a member of the 1938 British Lions tour). It preceded him wherever he went. He became a legend in his own lifetime. Whenever someone today mentions the name Colonel Paddy many people are able to provide their own anecdote about the man.

Colonel Paddy by Criostoir Hulme December 28, 2005