Pa Sheehy – I Saw You At A Funeral

A family affair.

Pa Sheehy (top), the former singer with Kerry rock giants Walking On Cars, gets personal with his debut solo single that makes for a compelling if uncomfortable listen.

Pa writes:

“This is a song I find easier to sing than talk about. I didn’t want to give this part of my life too much attention because I was doing my best to focus on the good things in my life. But every time I sat down to write a song, it was always the first thing that jumped out of me. So I knew I had to get it out of my system.

“After it was written, it was all about not over doing it with the production. With such a blunt song it didn’t need any bells and whistles. A little keyboard arpeggio and some atmospheric sounds was enough to glide it home. My siblings listened to it once but won’t listen to it anymore. I take that as a compliment.”

Nick says: In the midst of life…

Pa Sheehy

Yesterday. Sally’s Bridge, Dublin

Colum Cronin tweetz:

“It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes, And pleasant scents the noses.” Nathaniel Parker Willis

UK research shows people who drank coffee had a 49% reduced risk of chronic liver disease

Here’s some morning news you should know
Some boffins say your cup of joe
Looks set to deliver
Good health to your liver
So what are you waiting for? Go.

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Behold: the 1965 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III – one the most elegant Rollers of RR’s ‘golden’ coach-building era. this car – one of only six hand built by James Young – was originally delivered to Melville Thompson, Esq. of Northern Ireland and required 2600 hours to complete.

Retaining its original 6.2 litre V8 engine and fully restored in 1997 by a former James Young employee, it’s accepting bids this month between €160,000- €237,000.

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