Anyone heading down to the ploughing?
Heading down to it myself tomorrow. Might have to locate the RTÉ News tent if Sharon Ní Bheoláin is there again! :o
Please take some photos for us will ya?
And take a few of the ploughing too.
Today seen a record-breaking crowd of 115,500 people pass through the gates in Ratheniska and over 200k the last two days, with one more day to go serious money made at 25€ per person.
Stradbally/ portlaoise getting another boost a few weeks after electric picnic
I've yet to hear anyone in the media pronounce Ratheniska correctly.
Please take some photos for us will ya?
And take a few of the ploughing too.
Quote from: laoislad on September 21, 2022, 09:41:35 PM
I've yet to hear anyone in the media pronounce Ratheniska correctly.
What is the correct way of saying it?
Laois had a hurler call Paddy Ruschitzko and have a town called Ratheniska. Is there some Polish connection?
Carlow has a Moscow.
Quote from: laoislad on September 21, 2022, 09:41:35 PM
I've yet to hear anyone in the media pronounce Ratheniska correctly.
If its anything like
Ptaaaaaaaarln
Straaaaaaaaably
It's probably Raaaaaaaaannska
Quote from: Ash Smoker on September 23, 2022, 09:52:01 AM
Quote from: laoislad on September 21, 2022, 09:41:35 PM
I've yet to hear anyone in the media pronounce Ratheniska correctly.
What is the correct way of saying it?
Laois had a hurler call Paddy Ruschitzko and have a town called Ratheniska. Is there some Polish connection?
Rath-en-eska pronounce the I with an e at least that's how I pronounced it when I hurled with them back in the say . Polish coal miners came to work in Laois in the early 1900s
Eh? Where were the mines?! I know there were some in Castlecomer, all right. Pretty sure Paddy Ruschitzko was born in American to an Irish woman, but am open to correction on that.
RTE are a shambles when it comes to pronunciation!
As a Derry man I'd have it as Ráth an uisce maybe?
Quote from: burdizzo on September 23, 2022, 10:25:47 PM
Eh? Where were the mines?! I know there were some in Castlecomer, all right. Pretty sure Paddy Ruschitzko was born in American to an Irish woman, but am open to correction on that.
RTE are a shambles when it comes to pronunciation!
seems that was fake news we were told probably sounded better than he came from Carlow
Quote from: Gmac on September 23, 2022, 07:07:48 PM
Quote from: Ash Smoker on September 23, 2022, 09:52:01 AM
Quote from: laoislad on September 21, 2022, 09:41:35 PM
I've yet to hear anyone in the media pronounce Ratheniska correctly.
What is the correct way of saying it?
Laois had a hurler call Paddy Ruschitzko and have a town called Ratheniska. Is there some Polish connection?
Rath-en-eska pronounce the I with an e at least that's how I pronounced it when I hurled with them back in the say .
Yeah spot on. That's how us locals pronounce it anyways.
I attended my first ploughing championships yesterday for 20 plus years, as I remembered lots of machinery,music,mud and little or no watching of the ploughing.
Official attendance figure for the three days was 200,550 down on last year but still big money made for the organisers.
Quote from: Blowitupref on September 21, 2023, 06:22:05 PMI attended my first ploughing championships yesterday for 20 plus years, as I remembered lots of machinery,music,mud and little or no watching of the ploughing.
Official attendance figure for the three days was 200,550 down on last year but still big money made for the organisers.
More so because of the weather I'd say... great lead generator for small business and great for young farmers to wear tan shoes with jeans and get pissed talking about John Deere's
Athy? I thought it was in Laois this year.
Quote from: jcpen on September 21, 2023, 07:28:58 PMAthy? I thought it was in Laois this year.
Thread stated a few years ago...changed thread title to reflect 2023 location in Ratheniska, Co. Laois.
How many of those who attended know who won the Championship?
Quote from: Rossfan on September 21, 2023, 11:22:45 PMHow many of those who attended know who won the Championship?
Tim Lawlor
Quote from: johnnycool on September 22, 2023, 11:19:03 AMQuote from: Rossfan on September 21, 2023, 11:22:45 PMHow many of those who attended know who won the Championship?
Tim Lawlor
Quote from: johnnycool on September 22, 2023, 11:19:03 AMPloughed a bit myself in younger days, but have long since retired and now keep the plough in the shed.