Take a bow, Irish bishops!
Fair play to the bishops! (These are not words I often utter). But for getting Veritas Bookshops free publicity with their latest statement, they deserve credit. The ad for the Veritas stores has been running on radio for the last few weeks. It’s dull but worthy, often on at times I hear it (for instance, before today’s One O’Clock News). It might have needed a bit of a lift. The Irish bishops have certainly given it that.
Crying foul at RTE’s censorship of the ad, they reported that Veritas had been forced to delete the word ‘crib’ for spurious PC-related reasons. And, best of all, they got free publicity for Veritas, a ploy much used in other quarters, but which the bishops hadn’t latched onto until now.
So fair play to them - they obviously have at least one media-savvy person in their employ…
Sunday, December 9th, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized, Views on News.
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Michael G Says:
Truly remarkable, and may we see more signs of the Church Militant as opposed to the Church Slightly Embarrassed and Apologetic About Not Being Cool and We’re Not Really Different From Anyone Else Except in Emphasis.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:08 am
Tom Rouse Says:
Dear Father Bernard:
I live in the United States and I am of Irish decent. I am working on a Christmas gift for my mother and, having found this blog site, I hope that you can help me.
My mother was born in 1929. Her mother, two aunts, and their parents (God rest their souls) immigrated to the United States from the town of Keel, Achill Island, Cty Mayo, Ireland. Ever since I can remember, my mother has been curious about her grandparents. I have done a lot of research and have come up with some missing pieces.
What I know is my great grandfather’s name was Martin Barrett. He was born July 9th, 1879, in Keel Ireland. At some point, he married my Great Grandmother, whose maiden name was Bridget O’Donnell. They had three daughters named Katherine (my Aunt Kate), Mary (my Grandma), and Bridget (My Aunt Bridie); all born in Keel.
Through my research, I have established that my great grandmother, grandmother, and aunts arrived in the US on June 15th, 1912, aboard the Lusitania, after departing from Cobh (Queenstown).
I am interested in knowing when my great grandparents Barrett were married, my great grandmothers actual birthdate, and my grandma and aunts actual birthdates.
From what my mother tells me, at that time there was no bridge between Achill Island and the mainland so the dates recorded in Newport were not always accurate. I would like to know if there is there a mailing address for the parish in Keel and the name of the Pastor?
I am also interested in learning when exactly my great grandfather Martin arrived in the US, however, that is something I will have figure out here.
I’m sure this is an odd request on this blog, but any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Tom Rouse
December 13th, 2007 at 6:45 am