Monsignor Lawrence E. Giblin Division One
Broome County, NY

​​Ed Evans' corner

Last Month's Trivia: ​Who said in 1934, on the question of immigration, "No longer shall our children, like our cattle, be brought up for export."?  

Answer: Eamon DeValera said it.

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​This Month's Trivia: Who were the two Irish signers of The Declaration of Independence?
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History:  Yeats’s majestic The Wild Swans at Coole was inspired by Coole Park, Lady Gregory’s estate in county
Galway . Lady Gregory’s house was ruined in the Civil war, but the natural beauty remains. Today it is a natural park with a useful visitor’s center. Three miles north is Thoor Balylee, a thirteen-century tower that Yeats used as a retreat. 
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English: Where is the Catholic church? Protestant? Synagogue? Baptist?

Irish: Ca bhfuil an – sepealCaitliceack? - eaglais Phrotastunach ?- tsionagog? - eaglis bhaisteach? 
​Pronunciation: Kaw will on – shaypayle catch lick ah – uglish frotastoonah – chunna gowge – 

Have a happy holy New Year to all, God Bless.

Ed & Gloria

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