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Title: Help Reading Irish Souvenir
Post by: frogpatch on March 13, 2013, 01:31:36 PM

I was taking out the St Patrick's Day decorations and came across this calendar. When you flip it over the number changes. It is about the size of a pocket watch, It says Good Luck from Ireland under the Leprechauns. I use it as a daily countdown to Guinness and Jamesons. Sorry Wully, no Scotch,

What I can't read is the writing pressed into the base. I guess this was made in the 50s but apparently not in Japan. Can anyone read Irish? I hope you can read it at all. It was very hard to take the picture.  For some reason it turns when you enlarge it Thanks

Title: Re: Help Reading Irish Souvenir
Post by: confused.com on March 13, 2013, 01:48:38 PM

Haha google seems to suggest made in Japan!

Title: Re: Help Reading Irish Souvenir
Post by: bigwull on March 13, 2013, 02:24:23 PM

Thats Irish Gaelic....for ..made in Japan....an there,s now wrong wi Jamesons...but its the black stuff that i can,t stomach....unless it got a good measure of sweet cider in it.... ;D.

Title: Re: Help Reading Irish Souvenir
Post by: frogpatch on March 13, 2013, 04:04:48 PM

That is too funny. Bought in Ireland, made in Japan. Cider in Guinness? That is scary. CIder and rum heated on a cold night is good.

Title: Re: Help Reading Irish Souvenir
Post by: bigwull on March 13, 2013, 04:14:19 PM

Yes guinness and Cider..is called .A poor Mans Black Velvet...over here you can have it with beer..50/50..its called a Black & Tan...see pic....but don,t ever ask for a Black & Tan if you are in Ireland...as the Black & Tans..were the police during the 1930,s uprising....