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FAIQ #26 Do You Have Thunderstorms in Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on April 22nd, 2008

Q. Do You Have Thunderstorms in Ireland
Answer: We gave them to you.
Thunderstorms started in Ireland and were brought to America in the mid-18th century […]

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how do u pronounce o’dowd?

Posted by: eolai on April 11th, 2008

If you insist on asking me these kinds of questions, I’ll insist on answering them.
how do u pronounce o’dowd?
Well, some of the time I will. […]

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FAIQ #25 Do You Have Mosquitoes in Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on September 29th, 2007

Q. Do You Have Mosquitoes in Ireland?
Answer: Yes - though I usually say no.
I say no because it gives a better impression of the truth […]

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Categorized as: 1-eolai, Animals, FA Irish Q | 1 Comment »


Irish Questions I Have No Answer To

Posted by: eolai on September 14th, 2007

You know how I cover the Questions I’m Frequently Asked by Americans because I’m from Ireland and lived in America?
And I also cover questions that […]

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Frequently Asked Irish Question #24

Posted by: eolai on May 31st, 2007

This question I am frequently asked in America, simply because I am Irish, is one of the most stupid.
Though not the most stupid Irish […]

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Categorized as: 1-eolai, FA Irish Q, Ireland, Lists | 8 Comments »


Video of Favourite Irish Song

Posted by: eolai on April 3rd, 2007

The entry for one of the questions I am asked most frequently in Kansas City, FAIQ #8: What’s Your Favourite Irish Song? has had the […]

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Categorized as: FA Irish Q, Fuchsia Band, Housekeeping, O'Dowd's - Plaza, Video | No Comments »


FAIQ #23: When Did You Leave Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on March 5th, 2007

Q. When Did You Leave Ireland? - sometimes phrased as How Long Have You Been in Kansas City?
A. Seven years, eleven months, one week, and […]

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FAIQ 21: Do You Have Snow in Ireland, Real Snow

Posted by: eolai on February 19th, 2007

Q. Do You Have Snow in Ireland, Real Snow
Short Answer: Yes
Longer Answer: Sometimes this Frequently Asked Irish Question is phrased “You Don’t Have Snow in […]

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FAIQ #20: What’s it like driving on the left-hand side?

Posted by: eolai on January 17th, 2007

Q. What is it like to drive on the left-hand side of the road?
A. I hate cars. Everything about them. I couldn’t even tell you […]

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Categorized as: 1-eolai, England, FA Irish Q, Ireland, Meanderings, Nostalgia, Travel | 1 Comment »


FAIQ #19: Have You Ever Been To Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on December 14th, 2006

I’m not making this up. Honest. I make up everything else on Irish KC (except the girls of course), but I’m not making this […]

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FAIQ #18: What’s With You Irish And All This Guilt Stuff?

Posted by: eolai on November 30th, 2006

Q. What’s With You Irish And All This Guilt Stuff?
A. I like guilt. And I think it gets a bad rap.
People who go around […]

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FAIQ #17 : Why Don’t You Look On The Bright Side?

Posted by: eolai on November 29th, 2006

Q. Why Don’t You Look On The Bright Side?
A. One should always look for the negative.
If nothing else it kinda helps in recognising […]

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FAIQ #22: You Travel By Train In Ireland, Don’t You?

Posted by: eolai on November 21st, 2006

Q. You Travel By Train In Ireland, Don’t You?
A. We didn’t have a car when I was growing up. One appeared when I was around […]

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Categorized as: 1-eolai, FA Irish Q, Ireland, Nostalgia, Travel | 3 Comments »


FAIQ # 16: Do You Have Barbecue in Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on November 18th, 2006

Q. Do You Have BBQ in Ireland?
A. Whenever I am asked this question I think of Bewleys.
Particularly of Bewleys in Westmoreland Street.
Of 1983 […]

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FAIQ #15 : Doesn’t It Rain All The Time In Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on October 23rd, 2006

Q. Doesn’t It Rain All The Time In Ireland?
A. It only rains 8% of the time in the wettest months in Ireland.
In the driest […]

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FAIQ #14: Do You Have Hallowe’en in Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on October 11th, 2006

Q. Do You Have Halloween in Ireland?
A. We gave it to you
See Other Frequently Asked Irish Qustions:
   • What is Your Favourite Irish Saying?
   • What’s Irish […]

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FAIQ #13: Why Won’t Unionists Agree (this time)?

Posted by: eolai on October 9th, 2006

Q. Why Won’t Unionists Agree (this time)? or How About Them Unionists?
Answer. A materialist is in a green room, not chasing a non existent green […]

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FAIQ #12: What Do You Paint?

Posted by: eolai on October 4th, 2006

Q. What Do You Paint?
In fairness people only frequently ask me this because I frequently tell them I paint. If I was to tell them […]

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FAIQ #11: Why Did You Leave Ireland and Move to Kansas City?

Posted by: eolai on September 6th, 2006

Q. Why Did You Leave Ireland and Move to Kansas City?
This is the most Frequently Asked Irish Question of all. I usually give one of […]

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FAIQ #10: How Do You Find America?

Posted by: eolai on August 15th, 2006

Q. How Do You Find America?
A. I honestly don’t know any more. When I moved to Kansas City from Ireland seven years ago as an […]

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