FAIQ: Frequently Asked Irish Questions
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#24 - Do You Know What They Do in Ireland?
#23 - When Did You Leave Ireland?
#22 - You Travel By Train in Ireland, Don’t You?
#21 - Do You Have Snow in Ireland, Real Snow?
#20 - What’s it like driving on the left-hand side?
#19 - Have You Ever Been To Ireland?
#18 - What’s With You Irish And All This Guilt Stuff?
#17 - Why Don’t You Look On the Bright Side?
#16 - Do You Have BBQ in Ireland?
#15 - Doesn’t It Rain All The Time In Ireland?
#14 - Do You Have Hallowe’en in Ireland?
#13 - Why Don’t Unionists Agree (this time)?
#12 - What Do You Paint?
#11 - Why Did You Leave Ireland and Move to Kansas City?
#10 - How Do You Find America?
#9 - Do You Listen to Irish Music (Really)?
#8 - What’s Your Favourite Irish Song?
#7 - What’s Irish Radio Like?
#6 - Where Do You Drink in Dublin?
#5 - What is Your Favourite Irish Saying?
#4 - What Impresses You Most About the United States?
#3 - What Did the Easter Bunny Bring You When You Were a Kid in Ireland?
#2 - What Do You Miss About Ireland?
#1 - What does F.A.I.Q. mean?
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
How far can the bagpipes be heard in prim conditions? I had heard some where it was 40 miles. But can not find any refrence to the actuality of it.
Thanks
Jeff
Jeff, a heck of question that mixes science with bagpipes. And one of the few things I care less for than bagpipes is science, so I suspect I’m not your man.
To be honest I don’t know what prime conditions would be - an assisting wind? Or no other sound whatsoever, the aural equivalent of a vacuum? I’ve certainly heard sound travel some miles when in the mountains, but I’d take some convincing on the 40 figure. And by convincing I mean somebody who cares about science telling me.