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Cultural Hegemony

20 May, 2009
Posted in: Cork, Dublin, Ireland, Princess

Recently, the Princess asked me what “ggu..nn.ess” meant? “Where did you see it?” I asked. “Everywhere,” she said. “Ah, I think you must mean Guinness”. “Oh, the black beer with white on top?” “Well, Guinness isn’t the only black beer with white on top, its called stout and in Cork they make two kinds of stout : Murphy’s and Beamish. In fact, your great, great uncle Tommy, your Cork Grandad’s uncle worked in the Murphy’s factory in Cork”. I’m doing my best here but I feel that I’m fighting an uphill battle.

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  1. Sarah says

    21 May, 2009 at 11:18

    It seeps in. I remember a bunch of the odd family history facts my mum likes to keep dropping.

  2. BroLo says

    26 May, 2009 at 00:44

    Don’t make me come over there to give you the pledge!

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