This question has come up fairly regularly on the newsgroup but has never been resolved definitively. Neither "black" or "shanty" are used much in Ireland. They seem to be mainly used in America. Shanty Irish" is used to describe the poorest of the poor Irish immigrants, the kind who ended up in shanty town (the origin of the word "shanty" is not known, but it might come from the Irish "sean t?", meaning "old house"). Today it's a derogatory term for poor people of Irish descent.

On my mother's side. Of course, I'm Scottish on my mother's side also, of course they were actually Scotch-Irish plantation people from Donegal, before they came here to the Carolinas, so does it count?) Yes...on my mother's side...thank you for noticing. HEARD of them? Hell, I play at them all the time. I travel to as many as 10-12 in one year to compete in both solo and band competitions. It's where all of my formative years in pipe bands were spent.) Yes.

Place spoon in glass. Heat glass by pouring in warm water. When glass is warm, pour out the water. Leave spoon in glass. Now for the tricky bit: Put dollop of cream on top, allow the cream to slide down the back of spoon (the spoon which was in the coffee), the tip of the spoon should remain in the coffee. Be careful not to stir after the cream has been added. The cream should form a foamy layer about 1 cm (or half an inch) thick on top of the black coffee.

because being colorblind, I don't see in color, and instead of driving me and everyone around me nuts by constantly asking if one color is the same as what I used last time, I just do DT as line art, occasionally i add some color, or do a special color pic, but otherwise i just say screw color.

NBP's Econo Black - NBP's own formulations - This molybdate black goes directly on zinc die cast. After the molybdate coating is applied, the parts are submerged in a seal composed of chromates and phosphates that enhance the salt spray resistance of the coating. An organic coating, water dip lacquer, is applied as a final coat to protect the finish and improve appearance.

Black henna, a green powder that smells like frozen peas, is neither black nor henna. It is indigo, Indigofera tinctoria.

We have two macadamia nut trees in Vista, CA. They are 15 years old. Until last year they have been healthy and prolific, but last year and this before the nuts/husks fall to the ground, a black fuzz forms in the crack and then the husk becomes black and moldy. Do you have any suggestions about what is happening and what we can do to stop it? Thank you for your review of my question. Black mold is usually associated with either aphids or white fly. Check your trees for an abundance of ants.

The organism Gloeocapsa produces a dark-pigmented sheath to protect itself from ultra-violet rays. By the time the black streaks are noticeable, the algae usually have been growing for months or years - the result of generations of dead algae cells built up over time.

The orb is what The Wise One sealed the ‘ancient power’ inside before his demise, to protect everyone else from what had happened to his people.

In fact, Guinness has set up a business that will totally outfit an "Irish Pub"for a would-be publican. All the publican has to to is provide the site and capital. In Germany, there are new Irish pubs opening weekly. In the US, Diageo/Guinness is involved financially with a chain of "Irish" pubs called Fado. Some who confess they aren't fans of Fado call them "plastic Paddy pubs" do to their seemingly Disney-esque appearance and atmosphere.

Usually this question is a complaint. Many people are disappointed when they read soc.culture.irish and find it isn't quite what they expected. The newsgroup is not just for discussions about Irish culture (unless you broaden the word "culture" to encompass almost all things Irish). This is for the very good reason that soc.culture.irish is the only Irish newsgroup with worldwide distribution. (Other newsgroups, such as those in the ie.* hierarchy are not available everywhere.

A majority of Irish people who emigrated to America in the 18th century were Protestants from Ulster. Most of these, in turn, were descendants of settlers brought in from Scotland from the 17th century during the so called plantation of Ulster. (Being Protestant, it was believed they would prove more loyal than the troublesome Irish.) "Scotch-Irish" usually refers to those emigrants or to their descendants.

ANS~ No, only the odd bulb blowing & the very occasional lead breaking, but it's no problem as i We are planing a themed party i.e 60's & 70's / 80's & 90's / fancy dress e.c.t, is that somthing

cut crystal medallions for The Irish Wake. One medallion features the closing line of the famous Irish Prayer - quot;Until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of His hand" etched with intertwining shamrocks atop a hand-carved walnut urn; the second is a classic Celtic cross atop a hand-carved cherry wood urn.

Yes. Movies@ Ltd. is a completely Irish owned business and is a joint venture between the O' Gorman & Spurling families who own a number of other cinemas between them.

No, we do not unfortunately have sufficient resources of space, equipment or supervisors to accommodate work placements or internships.

Rick Sutcliffe is of Irish extraction (Ryan, Tobin, McMullen) and always thought the Irish should rule the world. In his fiction, they run two of them, but are as fractious as they are on this earth. Ortho Earth, where The Interregnum series is set, is also called Greater Hibernia. In its alternate hioistory the Irish conquered England and eventually everything else on their planet. But they still fight among themselves. So, call it Irish fiction, if you like.

They are now, but up-to a 100 hundred years ago, there were white, roan and chestnut Friesians horses. White is now not acceptable except for a small star on the forehead. The ideal horse is jetblack, but very dark black and rusty black is acceptable. A Friesian can become brown if they are sun or sweat bleached. On very rare occasions, a chestnut foal is born.

This is a marketing term that retrospectively associates whistles to the culture that makes the most use of them ? Irish Traditional Music (ITM).

Black clothes, particularly the cheaper T-shirts, can lose their colour very quickly if machine washed frequently and become a washed- out grey. The two most important factors when washing black clothes are detergent and heat. But before you even consider how to wash an item, read the label. Bucket with number: Indicates maximum machine wash temperature in Celsius. Ignore this and the item may shrink or go grey very quickly. Bucket with hand: Do not machine wash; hand wash only.

According to Mr L.H. Ladner whose family has owned these dogs for several generations, the Black Mouth Cur was called a black mouth due to the black lips around the mouth. The lips are black because they have no fur to hide the intense pigmentation of the skin. The dark coloring continues into the mouth pigmenting the inside fleshy mouth parts with the exception of the tongue. It is thought by some that the dark skin helps prevent sunburn.

A.: Sheetfed process black inks are made to print as part of a process set. The tack is normally quite high, as most process printing is done with dark-to-light color sequence on multi-color sheetfed presses. A fourth-down black is also made for certain jobs where it must overprint an opaque or metallic color. The color is also balanced to the requirements for process work; not too blue nor too yellow.

Each input file to the render program starts with 19 header records that describe image layout and processing options. The fifth line contains three numbers which specify the RGB values for the background. 0 0 0 specifies a black background; 1 1 1 specifies a white background; 0.9 0.9 0.4 specifies a light yellow background, and so on.

Bay, Palomino, Tobiano, Grey horses are all the result of a modifier gene acting upon the base coat color. The red coat color in horses is inherited as a trait recessive to black. A blood test for the red factor, based on DNA analysis, provides the information to determine what color offspring a horse can throw. The absence of the red factor presents itself as "E". quot;E" = no red factor detected. The horse can be assumed to be homozygous for black pigment (EE).

Black spots on flowers are usually caused by Botrytris, a fungus. The problem is caused by poor air circulation and too much moisture. The remedy is to increase air circulation and reduce the humidity.

A - Skates are not always completely black as they are now being made in a few other colors. Some skates are a combination of black and other colors. When skates were mainly leather made they were actually a dark brown not black.

The black veil is a very common representation of death. To cross the veil is a way of describing death. "To go beyond the veil" is another common phrase. JKR's official explanation is that Harry is still in shock at the time. He didn't accept and understand Cedric's death until later, and thus hadn't yet "seen" death.