This bit was somewhat inspired by my friend Paul's stories about having to live outside of Belfast on their own as boys- he was only fourteen I think when he and his brothers were living alone in a farmhouse in the countryside. It was the only thing his parents could think of to keep their teenage boys safe, how sad is that? Once I was asking him about slang for police and he said, 'when they have a gun to your head, you call them sir.' I asked how often that had happened and he said 'oh, every time I went into Belfast on the bus.' -- Cindy's Cottage

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Subject: This bit was somewhat inspired by my friend Paul's stories about having to live outside of Belfast on their own as boys- he was only fourteen I think when he and his brothers were living alone in a farmhouse in the countryside. It was the only thing his parents could think of to keep their teenage boys safe, how sad is that? Once I was asking him about slang for police and he said, 'when they have a gun to your head, you call them sir.' I asked how often that had happened and he said 'oh, every time I went into Belfast on the bus.'
In reply to: Mahri 's message, "Helloooo My Casey :-) 'Equipped with breasts' hahaha. This is wonderful Cindy. I picture the isolation of the Aran Islands with a bigger mountain terrain. And at first I was a little taken aback that they were out there alone, fending for themselves but then realized they would know how to handle this kind of situation even at such a young age. Very curious now too about what comes next :-)" on 15:08:23 01/17/11 Mon

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He seems to regard it lightly. It's pretty amazing just how adaptable humans can be. Yeah, I'd call them all 'sir' too. (NT) -- Elaine, 05:34:25 01/18/11 Tue
- We talked about that- that he just sort of shrugged it off in a way and he said at the time of course he didn't, but that he was just used to it being part of his life. He has some hair raising stories about his past, but to him it's just his life though he has expressed to me more than once how grateful they are to have peace now (well, relatively speaking). (NT) -- celtgirl (), 07:45:43 01/18/11 Tue
  - My church recently sponsored a benefit concert for a group that provides musical instruments and instruction to children from war-torn countries. This organization continues to work with kids in Northern Ireland, along with Bosnia and other countries. When I remember the name of it, I'll send you the link. Their mission is very interesting. (NT) -- Elaine, 18:46:29 01/18/11 Tue

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