stories from ireland

inside - The discovery of an Irish bar in Bratislava,Slovakia. Go bhfuir mi amach go bhfuil teach tabairne Iireannach m mBratislava, Slovakia.
outside - Sampling the atmosphere in the above bar. Ag baint trial as an craic sa teach tabhairne seo.
future - Ceilm Raves in cyber space. Ceilm Raveanna m Cyber Spas.

Mike Hogg <None as yet.>
BELFAST, IRELAND - Sunday, January 12, 1997 at 18:26:44 (GMT)


inside - Fuair mi amach don chead uair, agus mi ag obair thar saile, nuair a mbmonn cincereacht cultzr ann bmonn scaid diasporeacht zr culturachta a thosnz ann freisin. I discovered for the first time recently, whilst working abroad, that when cultural censorship exists, there is also an oppertunity for fresh cultural debate.
outside - Mar ta mi ag taistaml agus ag obair thar saile anois,b4fheidir go mbeidh scaid agam cur sios ar eachtram beaga m alan aiteanna. Breathneamnn si ar an ait in a bhfuil tz. Mar shampla, ta si seo a scriobh agam m Vienna anois. Ni bheidh me abalta cur sios aer eachtra in Iireann anois, ach a ra go bhfuil ceangail simizl ann idir aiteanna , an taisteal agus an InterNet. Because I am working and travelling abroad at the moment perhaps I could have the oppertuinity to describe various events in various places. It depends on where you are, what is local. For example I am writing this in Vienna now. I would not be able to describe aqn event in Ireland now as local, but just to say there is an interesting connection between location, travel and the InterNet:
future - B4fheidir i gceann 100 mbliana beidh si nios eascam do dhaoinm cosizl liomsa, dalta ar an InterNet, fada a dheanamh ar an riamhreara. Mayby in 100 years it will be easier for learners of the InterNet, like me; to do a fada accent on the computer:

AISLING O4BEIRN <STILL WAITING>
BELFAST, IRELAND - Saturday, January 11, 1997 at 20:58:27 (GMT)


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