To think that a quarter or even better a half of a chocolate biscuit back then would have been heaven on earth…

Mike-The Banshee and The Death Watch Beetle

Mike-A story told of the Curse of the Mahony family

Mike- You cannot cage a wild bird…

Mike-Whenever the ‘experts’ are confounded and proven wrong, I always give three cheers and all credit to the person who caused the confusion.

Mike-But My – How it Flies (or Flees)…

Mike-Permit me to introduce you to Setanta – better known to all Irish schoolchildren as Cu Chulainn

Mike- Would you fancy a bit of Uisce Beaha?

Mike- Never underestimate the Fey, they are incredibly tricksy.

Mike-The Battle of the Boyne, which was fought in 1690, is commemorated on both sides of the divide that stands between Northern Ireland under British Sovereignty and the Southern Republic of Ireland.