Adam Jacot de Boinod’s Wide World of Words – Ireland

grace-card (Irish mid 19C) the six of hearts in cards

the boy with the boots (Anglo-Irish late 19C) the joker in the pack of cards

smut (Dublin) the remains of a nearly burnt-out candle

gudget (Donegal) a short thick-set man

clitherer (Hiberno-English, Galway) a woman with too much to say

crawthumper (Hiberno-English) an ostentatiously devout person


Adam Jacot de Boinod worked on the first series of BBC Television’s QI for Stephen Fry, and is the author of The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World – Penguin Books, £10.

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City of song ....But you'd better move fast!!

THE City of Derry* International Choral Festival begins tomorrow and runs from October 22 to October 26. 

From shopping centres to care homes and churches to bingo halls, choirs will be taking to stages all over the city to give free performances.

As well as visiting international choirs, new local choirs will be given a platform.

LATE News from the festival - The Sixteen concert on Wednesday night is now SOLD OUT! There are still tickets left for other evening events: Neil Cowley Trio/Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir/Codetta on Thursday, The Swingle Singers on Friday and the International Competition on Saturday and Closing Gala Concert on Sunday and much more - You'd better move fast - we're expecting a full house every night! 

See more at - http://www.codichoral.com/2014-festival/

*Go Holiday editor David Kernek explains: Yes, I know this is the Ulster city with two names – Londonderry and Derry – and I know why it has two names, but this is festival’s official name.

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Walking in Wicklow

ARE you a walking enthusiast or just looking for a family day out? Join CaminoWays.com for a walking festival in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.

The festival takes place on July 27 just outside Roundwood, County Wicklow. Participants can choose between three different walking trails, with one to suit every level of ability.

Ticket holders will be entered into a draw to win two nights for two people in Santiago de Compostela.

Tickets cost €10 for adults, €20 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children under 16), and €5 for additional children’s tickets. There are special rates for charities and charity walkers. Ticket includes parking, guided walks, food and entertainment.

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When the world goes green

ST PATRICK’S DAY is celebrated thousands of miles beyond Ireland’s borders.

While Dublin is one of the biggest venues for parades and celebrations in honour of the country’s national saint, along with parties across Ireland, the largest parade worldwide is in New York, where 150,000 people march on Fifth Avenue. St. Patrick's Day parades began in Manhattan in 1762.

Boston, another US city with a large American-Irish population, has a lively schedule for St Patrick’s Day, as does Chicago, where the river is dyed green. 'This spectacular transformation ranks right up there with the parting of the sea by Moses,' says the city's St Patrick's Day Committee.

In London, more than 100,000 people are expected to take part in celebrations and a parade finishing in Whitehall. The London Eye will go green.

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