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Motto

Postby rathbeggan » Fri May 01, 2009 10:02 pm

I asked last night if we could do a poll for the Whiskey Society motto.

My suggestion is:

"Success to temperance".

My dad always used to say that as a toast.



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Re: Motto

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Fri May 01, 2009 11:44 pm

Sounds a bit too 1920's for my liking ;)
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Re: Motto

Postby DavidH » Fri May 01, 2009 11:54 pm

To see a World in a Grain

After William Blake:

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
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Re: Motto

Postby DavidH » Sat May 02, 2009 12:09 am

Actually, the next line of that poem is:

A Robin Redbreast in a Cage...


Redbreast... that has to be a sign. I really like this motto. If the society doesn't adopt it, I'm using it for my own website.
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Re: Motto

Postby Whiskey Pilgrim » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:18 pm

Kaixo Chico´s,
Motto..hmm...Whiskey Abu !!,

Riddle; Snug in the corner i saw the lad lie,
Fire in his heart and a cork in his eye.
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Re: Motto

Postby Whiskey Pilgrim » Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:46 am

Kaixo Chico´s,
Living on the northern rugged coastal route to Santiago and on the British retreat to from La Coruna to Vitoria during the Pennisular Wars(remember Sharpe & Harper´s shenanagans) i have an interest in Irish/Pennisular war history which i present during my tastings to battlefield tour groups.
And in Napiers History of the Pennisular War ,,"Nothing so startled the French soldiery as the Wild yell (Fag an Bealach) = "Clear the way" of the Irish soldiers..Pity it did´nt work on Henri the other day !!

PS, over 40% of the British Army was Irish(the Irish tock the only Eagle of the line)
The French had the famous Irish Brigade(tock the only Brit reg colours at Fontenoy)
The Spanish had the famous Irish regiments,Irlanda,Hibernia,Ultonia & Limerick

Any way , clear the nose,or clear the throat etc
or Whiskey agus Failte (Whiskey is welcome) or Brughai Abu (Innkeepers to victory)
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Re: Motto

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:46 pm

Just as I posted in another thread I went :idea:

What about something in gailge like this. Then no english explaination to be given unless people ask ;)


an iomarca Uisce beatha, is beag an t-am


So much Whiskey, So little time.


or

Uisce Beatha is traidisiún é

WHiskey, it's a tradition.
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Re: Motto

Postby DavidH » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:49 pm

IrishWhiskeyChaser wrote:So much Whiskey, So little time.

So much whiskey, so little money.
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Re: Motto

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:03 pm

DavidH wrote:
IrishWhiskeyChaser wrote:So much Whiskey, So little time.

So much whiskey, so little money.



:lol: I know how you feel David ... all I can say is I'm glad I've stock pile over the last 10 years as this year I bought very little and I can't see next being any better.
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Re: Motto

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:54 pm

IrishWhiskeyChaser wrote:Just as I posted in another thread I went :idea:

What about something in gailge like this. Then no english explaination to be given unless people ask ;)


an iomarca Uisce beatha, is beag an t-am


So much Whiskey, So little time.


or

Uisce Beatha is traidisiún é


Whiskey, it's a tradition.





Got a gaelgór to have a look and this is what she said

An oiread sin Fuisce, gan leath a ndóthain ama.

(so much whiskey not half enough time)-



Another one I came up with could be


"Uisce beatha, is rud Gaelach é"

Whiskey, it's an Irish thing



However in fluent Irish speakers Uisce Beatha seems to be Fuisce so that's a nice slant to it.
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Re: Motto

Postby cathach » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:03 pm

I like the sound of "Fáigh a´bhealach"

What about "An té nach leigheasann im ná uisce beatha níl aon leigheas air..." as in IWC´s sig, a great old saying
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Re: Motto

Postby Mothrae » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:36 pm

"Uisce beatha, is rud Gaelach é"

Whiskey, it's an Irish thing


I really like this one. Add to end of it:

"YEAH!"
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