Oh, my first published article!

I'm ever so proud! My article! Oh! Put in the Parish 25th anniversary book! I'm, I'm going to cry! Apparently it almost made someone tearful. It was, in a way, thrown together, on the date on the deadline. But, I think I pulled it off, whatever it is.


I have lived in Rivervalley my entire life, and I recognise nowhere else as home. I’ve gone to school here, I’ve made my friends here, I’ve played sports on the pitches and hall in Rivervalley and I’ve gotten on a countless number of buses coming through this area.

I remember the stage at which I wasn’t allowed to come home from school, Holy Family, by myself. I’d wait for one of my parents somewhere between the school gate and the church. I thought that was far. But that was my world, from school and back. As I’ve grown up I’ve watched new development after new development spring up around Rivervalley, and around Swords. Our community has spread at the speed of a virus, you could say.

We’ve heard that Swords is the fastest growing town in Western Europe , with an ever-growing population of approx 40,000. Yet, recently, I’ve read that Swords has fewer facilities than Waterford , a town of equal inhabitants.

Somehow, we’ve managed not to collapse as a community here. But we can see cracks, seemingly evident in education. Our schools are good schools, but demand is high and supply can’t cope. The queue across from the community centre every year proves this. I’d like to see an end to education troubles in our town and country.

St. Finian’s parish is 25 years old this year. The church there is, in my humble opinion, the nicest I’ve ever set foot in, and as long as I live, I hope it remains there for me to visit.
I’ve seen much change within the last few years in Rivervalley. The redevelopment of the Millennium (it’s lovely, so I hear), the appearance of Tesco and apartments in Ridgewood and the opening of the road through Boroimhe have all changed the area. Of course, there is much more going on that has enhanced Rivervalley, such as the planned soccer pitches near Rathingle.
All I can hope is that Rivervalley continues its development in a safe manner, with the right resources being given to its residents.

Update anyone? (talking about college, words, Rory & Incubus)

Just what it says on the tin, updates of goings-on. Compound plural there, to the best of my knowledge, fair play. Spot the mistake: "BEST MENS WEAR." Anyway, what's been going on, ey?

It's now week four, coming to the end of week four in college. Things are surely happening around the place. I got my first assignment today from CM105, intro to study of language, a.k.a. linguistics. It's a whole 25% of overall marks. It's on morphology and things of the like. One part is an extract from "A Clockwork Orange," which I recognised as the opening paragraph because of my many half contemplations of buying the book. I still haven't bought it and probably never will. The film will do me fine. Anyway, all the makey-uppy words in it have to be put into its proper category or part of speech, with a reason why. Sounds weird, yeah. This is a that because that is preceeded by a thing. That's the sort of answer that 's needed. Should be ok.

While I was reading the morphology chapter of the textbook earlier this evening, I came across something of (mild) interest. The word "unlockable" has two meanings.

Take the root of the word, the verb, "lock." Add the suffice -able, to form adjective, lockable (able to be locked). Add prefix un- to form adjective unlockable (not able to be locked).

Take the root, the verb, "lock." Add prefix un- to form verb unlock. Add the suffix -able, to form the adjective unlockable (able to be unlocked).

Isn't this amazing? Depending on what way you structure the morphemes in the word, the word takes on two meanings. Fantastic.

I'm sitting here listening to Rory Gallagher. I had a Rory evening earlier before I started reading, and now I return. I bought two Rory CDs recently. I bought "Against The Grain" and his debut solo album, "Rory Gallagher." Not too long ago, I also picked up "Wheels Within Wheels" too. So, having a real Rory stage at the moment, justifiably.

I've been entering thoughts into my reflective journal. What a notion! For HSS102, information and study skills, we have to keep a reflective journal of our learning across our whole programme. I thought it's be rightly shit, but I've gotten used to just writing about the lectures and seminars I go to and whether they're interesting, or what have you, as Alex would say. Vera says "visit" it twice a week. This evening I made my third entry for this week. I think I'm doing well. I better fuckin' pass that module (even though there's no credits for it!).

Oh yeah, it was a while ago, but Incubus were here in fair Dublin on the fifth of this month in the National Stadium. Lorna and I went out (all by ourselves) on the 16 and found it, independent of any grown-up, well, apart from the fella on the bus that we asked. But the concert was legend altogether. Good mixture of songs from many albums. We got "Favo(u)ite Things" from "SCIENCE," "Drive" from "Make Yourself," "Circles" from "Morning View," "Sick Sad Little World" from "A Crow Left of the Murder" and "Anna Molly" from "Light Grenades." There was obviously more songs on the set list than these few, but you see the point I'm making. Good night overall, had pint or two in ringside bar. Good buzz around stadium, with everyone's voice being absorbed into the coalescent voice of the crowd.

Nice one, I think that'll do for now. I'll do this again...soon...when I feel like it, righ'?! Yeah.

This is where I am, politically, apparently.

You are a Social Liberal (60% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (28% permissive) You are best described as a: Democrat (28e/60s) Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

Give it a go yourself.