From today's #IrishmansDiary by @frankie49.bsky.social.

I don't know if it's been documented, but I believe the transition to the "Irish" spelling is due to the alliterative coupling "ceol agus craic"/"craic agus ceol" by various pubs or trad music sessions.

#GallivantingWithWords
#speirgorm

Loved the chat with @colmoregan.bsky.social on #Oliver this morning about
www.gillbooks.ie/irish-gift/g...

I am difficult to buy presents for, but might drop the odd hint with 🎄 on the way.

Meanwhile, I think the #speirgorm universe needs a dedicated hashtag for feedback: #GallivantingWithWords

Cornerboys were not children. They were male adults, typically unemployed, who would congregate on street corners doing what we would now call "just hanging out".

In Dublin in the 1950s and 60s, they would often pass the time playing Pitch and Toss with pennies or... 1/

#GallivantingWithWords.