Just listened to a teacher, Shane O'Neill, on Radio Ulster talk about 2 October 1978 and how he was caned for writing "very" in front of a teacher's "good" remark. I enjoyed the piece and it is on Radio Ulster just before 12 tonight. It is probably our O'Neill and I will always think of him on the birthday that I share with Sting!
:D :D :D :D :D It's our boy alright, always seeking to elevate himself from the mediocre to the slightly above average, and will go to any lengths to do so :D :D :D
I hear he was also suspended for wearing his band skirt to school :D
Quote from: T Fearon on August 14, 2008, 12:32:14 PM
:D :D :D :D :D It's our boy alright, always seeking to elevate himself from the mediocre to the slightly above average, and will go to any lengths to do so :D :D :D
I hear he was also suspended for wearing his band skirt to school :D
Projection at its best there Tony :D
Why wait to midnight?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/realmedia/dayslikethis/20070419_shaneoneill.ram
Feck if he can remember the exact date, nearly 30 years ago, that he got caned by his teacher he must have led one hell of an exciting life. Next year he'll be on Days Like This reminiscing about his first Toffee Crisp on the 5th of June 1975
I spotted that 2 Mac, must be a different O Neill -
Im near sure the "shiny 'un" was born in March 1975. Getting caned at 3 in school is very rough indeed. Lets take it all out on the Dubs this Saturday
Tony, you sound slightly jealous to me.
The bald one is more than 33 FFS. He trained to be a teacher with a mate of mine who is pushing 40
Was your mate a late bloomer Tony?
The O Neill I know was the first pupil to ask for Corporal punishment after it was abolished.
When did they stop corporal punishment?
Quote from: john mcgill on August 14, 2008, 12:13:41 PM
Just listened to a teacher, Shane O'Neill, on Radio Ulster talk about 2 October 1978 and how he was caned for writing "very" in front of a teacher's "good" remark. I enjoyed the piece and it is on Radio Ulster just before 12 tonight. It is probably our O'Neill and I will always think of him on the birthday that I share with Sting!
Brilliant
Shane could have saved himself a few lashes if he had been more honest and appended the word "God!" after "Good" instead of "Very" before it. He could have selected a more interesting topic for his Days like This,broadcast like the day he
a) cut his first piece of turf
b) donned a skirt for his first band outing
c) his head started growing through his hair
Thats class, his voice is different from what i remember, but thats a good 8 years ago. Great piece for the great bald man of tyrone.
Just got listening to it now.
Absoluately Bloody Brilliant!
Quote from: hardstation on August 14, 2008, 07:25:03 PM
Quote from: youngfella on August 14, 2008, 07:23:22 PM
Thats class, his voice is different from what i remember, but thats a good 8 years ago. Great piece for the great bald man of tyrone.
It's put on. If he was using his real voice, it would be "I was pure dunging the togs, b'y."
thick as champ! :D
That is class O'Neill. I have manys a similar experience.
Hence, I hate nuns.
Tin whistles have other uses than playing Fainne Gael an Lae don't ya know!
I've contacted my solicitor. If I was doing a science experiment in 1978, it was seeing how long I could dung the kaks before my ma knew.
TYP, the birthday is correct, the birth date only just makes it into the latter half of the 20th century!
How can a humble and true-to-his-roots man, who was born on the bracken-infested ramparts of the watery lowlands west of the Lough, have an accent like thon?
there would be a few Mc Graths about it too!
Very good by the way :)
Yes, I also detected a Tyrone drawl
Quote from: hardstation on August 14, 2008, 10:08:31 PM
In the second half, the true colours began to show.
Did he take a dive?
Quote from: hardstation on August 14, 2008, 10:08:31 PM
In the second half, the true colours began to show.
How? How do you show something on the radio. Like how?
Should it not be a Radio Listen?
Btw Hardstation, do you line a stones throw from ONeill?
In the mountains near Clonard monastry
Dastardly and Mutley were from Wacky Races originally.
GAA Board should edit that before the poisoned legal letters start.