‘America’, Tooreenduff, Cork
‘There is a field in Tureenduve called “America”. It was so called being so far from the west of the house that the men should carry their dinner with them when going to work
so they termed it “America”.’https://t.co/ARyAfgf6sa pic.twitter.com/AidsPzGBer— duchas.ie (@duchas_ie) November 4, 2020
Build a wall.
That handwriting is making me want to buy a fountain pen.
I’ve loved them for years. I started using one back in the 80’s when I did shorthand, the intro to the book reccommended one for people with a heavy script and it made a huge difference to my speeds. They also make my writing much neater and legible! I treated myself to a Cross fountain pen in the 90’s which I still have. I called it my cheque signing pen!
Any recommendations?
For day to day stuff and not worrying about losing it, Preppy Platinum are good. Shaeffer and Parker are reliable brands and Lamy have some good pens for under €25. I prefer a medium nib and also love a 1.1mm snub nib (Lamy) which is like a calligraphy pen. I do love my Cross Pen which has a medium nib. Cross and Lamy have their own designs for ink cartridges so the standard ones don’t fit them but they can be easily refilled with a syringe.
Excellent, thanks for that.
Forget America, how did Rascalstreet get it’s name?
Toponymy, the study of place names, is a joy.