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Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom


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2019 Feb 8, 9:38pm   677 views  4 comments

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My favorite short film in Irish Gaelic. At least the best bits are in Irish. Don't worry, there are subtitles.

Title translates as "Yu Ming is my name". Well, "Yu Ming is name to me", literally.

www.youtube.com/embed/JqYtG9BNhfM

Best line: "Did you know that old Paddy could speak Chinese?"

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1   Patrick   2021 Mar 17, 10:43am  

Bumped for St. Patrick's Day.
2   RWSGFY   2022 Aug 31, 3:07pm  

British succeded with the Irish where Russians failed with Ukrainians: made them speek their language, not their ancestors'.

Occupying 20% of the country is where they are in a similar position, except Ukrainians are actively fighting against it while Irish pretty much folded and accepted it.
3   richwicks   2022 Aug 31, 3:16pm  

I saw that several years ago.
4   Hugh_Mongous   2022 Nov 28, 7:17pm  

In Ireland there is a tradition that holds that a dying man may ask one last question, and that it be answered truthfully.

Seamus had come to the end of his days; his time on this planet was short. Gathered around him was his wife and his four sons. Three of his sons were fine, tall men but the fourth...wasn't. Aiden was a bit scrawny, and quite thin. Seamus says to his wife:

"Mary...I've not much time left. So I want to ask you something that's bothered me for many a day. Please tell me the truth...is Aiden really my son?"

Mary says "Seamus, as God is my witness I swear on all that's good and holy that Aiden is indeed your child."

With that Seamus breathed a sigh of relief, his last breath in this world. Mary closed his eyes, pulled the blanket over his face and said:

"Whew...thank God he didn't ask about the other three!"

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