It’s
a 2-fer Wordplay Wednesday!
Since my primary online
screen name, from the beginning of computer time, has been Irishwriter, I couldn’t help but
celebrate next week’s Belfast Book Festival.
No, I have not had the
good fortune to travel to the land of my ancestors … someday will come … if
only in my dreams. But that has not stopped me from a healthy interest in Ireland
and its many attributes, including its wonderful, lilting language and some of the
best writers in the world.
This
week’s Wordplay Wednesday celebrates Ireland’s
contributions to our language with a 2-fer! A trip to Ireland for a 1) writing
event, would of course, include 2) a wee bit o’ the Irish Whiskey …
1) poteen (Ireland; from póitín)
– n. illicitly distilled whiskey [let’s
call it what it is … hooch, bootleg] AND, where would you drink poteen? Why, here of course …
