Well, shoot, I’m in Ireland. Observations so far: my extensive knowledge of phonics is practically useless here.  The first person we met was named Niamh but pronounced “Neeve.”  What?!

I’m still not sure if I want to take the time to post inane garbage from here, but in the mean time you can read Shama’s blog. She is a better writer than I and has a lot more to say about Ireland, having been here for 2 months already.

Here it is: http://emilypostmodern.blogspot.com/