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Mon 09 Sep 2008Learning to 'speak Irish'
Madam, - Frank McNally's Irishman's Diary of September 18th took me back to my early days in Dublin. Setting foot on Irish soil for the first time on Valentine's Day 1965 I was astonished to be greeted by a smiling friend whose first words seemed: "Kill me a Vulture". This rather took me aback until my friend explained that "Céad míle fáilte" was a traditional Irish welcome.
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