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The McGillycuddy of the Reeks

How lovely to see a member of the Gaelic nobility – in this case, the McGillycuddy of the Reeks – having a letter printed in the newspaper (Daily Telegraph, Letters, Wednesday 20 December 2017).

His title is somehow the most fun of all the Chiefs of the Names, though not all bearers of the chiefdom have found it amusing. In the early years of the BBC, the ‘Green Book’ instructing comedy producers what they could and could not get away with contained the instruction ‘Do not mention the McGillycuddy of the Reeks or make jokes about his name’. Clearly a protestation had been made.

Looking at the map of Kerry on my kitchen wall, the eye often drifts to McGillycuddy’s Reeks themselves, the “black stacks” amongst which can be found Corrán Tuathail, Ireland’s tallest mountain.

Published at 2:59 pm on Wednesday 20 December 2017. Categories: Errant Thoughts Ireland Tags: , , .
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Just to wish you the compliments of the season and to thank you for your interesting posts over the years.
John

— John U.K. 20 Dec 2017 5:30 pm

Ibid

— Antigon 22 Dec 2017 5:30 am
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