Sir, – Further to Frank McNally’s “A history of Ireland in 100 questions” (An Irishman’s Diary, July 13th), “You’ll have a nice cup of tea?” – Yours, etc,
JOAN SHEFFIELD ,
Dalkey ,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – " Are ye readin’ that paper yer sittin’ on?” – Yours, etc,
PAT QUINN,
Inchicore,
Dublin 8.
Sir, – Surely Dinny from Glenroe should have made the list with his immortal question, “Is there anything stirring?” – Yours, etc,
JOHN COTTER,
Ferrybank,
Co Waterford.
Sir, – “Am I walking into eternity along Sandymount Strand?”
“The stars . . . What are the stars?”
“Are You Somebody?”
“Is this a record?” – Yours, etc,
EAMONN DUNNE,
Dún Laoghaire,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – “Will Galway bate Mayo?” – Yours, etc,
JOHN McDWYER,
Carrick-on-Shannon,
Co Leitrim.
Sir, – “Did you get the vaccine?” – Yours, etc,
MICHAEL C O’CONNOR,
Waterford.
Sir, – Two weeks from now I’m planning to harvest my full crop of potatoes. Then I will be able to answer, in the affirmative, the inevitable question, “Have you them all dug?” – Yours, etc,
MATTIE LENNON,
Blessington,
Co Wicklow.
Sir, – Frank must have been feeling the heat yesterday but he forgot to ask, “Where’s me jumper?” – Yours, etc,
DAVID WALSH,
Athboy,
Co Meath.