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HU Ireland Travellers Meeting May 28-30 2010
From the newsletter, "Ireland (North) - 28-30 May, 2010. Liam McIlhone and Drew Millar are organising this event near Enniskillen."
This sounds like an excellent excuse for my first ever visit to Northern Ireland. Is there any more information available? I would be very happy to help with a couple of presentations.
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thanks very much Tim, consider yourself one of the headline acts!
detailed info to follow shortly (n.b. detailed and shortly are Irish terms whose origins have been lost in the mists of time and whose current meanings are somewhat elastic).
drew
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Could you not have picked at a weekend that wasn't my wedding anniversary.....
I wish you the best of luck with the event and if for any reason the date changes....I will be there.
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PS For those who don't know....
"Keek"... Norn Iron for "shite"
"Norn Iron".... Northern Irish for "Northern Ireland"
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what an opportunity! - you can celebrate your wedding anniversary in Co Fermanagh, one of the loveliest places on earth. You could start at the HU meeting and finish with a cruise on Lough Erne. At the meeting we'll reserve the most scenic corner of the field for your tent and lay on some haunting Irish music to help the romance along (or we could get a Lambeg drummer if you're a Prod).
An anniversary she'll remember until the day you divorce - don't miss your chance.
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steve
what an opportunity! - you can celebrate your wedding anniversary in Co Fermanagh, one of the loveliest places on earth. You could start at the HU meeting and finish with a cruise on Lough Erne. At the meeting we'll reserve the most scenic corner of the field for your tent and lay on some haunting Irish music to help the romance along (or we could get a Lambeg drummer if you're a Prod).
An anniversary she'll remember until the day you divorce - don't miss your chance.
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that'll be first thing monday morning then.
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I'm interested in attending this. Is there some kind of list? If so, can you put my name on it, please.
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Drew
Could you not have picked at a weekend that wasn't my wedding anniversary.....
I wish you the best of luck with the event and if for any reason the date changes....I will be there.
steve
PS For those who don't know....
"Keek"... Norn Iron for "shite"
"Norn Iron".... Northern Irish for "Northern Ireland"
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Sorry Monk, as an Irishman is only a Scotsman with his brains knocked out you should know that the word is "keech", as in "loch."
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thanks very much Tim, consider yourself one of the headline acts!
detailed info to follow shortly (n.b. detailed and shortly are Irish terms whose origins have been lost in the mists of time and whose current meanings are somewhat elastic).
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hi drew,has there been concrete plans for enniskillen.if not i know of a place 6 miles from belfast city centre towards aldergrove.hard parking,a sound flat field for camping and biker friendly.plus a beautiful old country bar with function room if needs be.the black stuff gets poured correctly incase your concerned.you may know where i am talking about as it was a well known watering hole 20 odd years ago during the dundrod road races.drop me a line and ill sort more details.regards ian.
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Sorry for hi-jacking this thread....
Ok, sorry folks for jumping in with a different issue into this thread, but I need some knowledge off some Irish bikers, and this thread has a few gathered already, so...
Basically I'm touring the Americas at the moment, South to North (35,400 km's in now already with a fair bit to go  ), I finish up my trip in New York this Xmas, and I want to ship my bike home with me to Ireland when I'm done. I'm picking up a new bike soon for the rest of my trip, a Canadian-registered V-Strom 650, but the thing is I know nothing of importing a foreign bike to keep (new registration, tax, etc...), and there is always the worry that I won't be able to do it. Does anyone know what the story is with all that, or could they put me on to where I could find out?? It's to the South the bike must go too. Anyone with any info for me, please send me a PM so as not to flood this thread any more, it would be much appreciated. Pints all round for the man to help........
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This sounds like an excellent excuse for my first ever visit to Northern Ireland. Is there any more information available? I would be very happy to help with a couple of presentations.
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Hope you enjoy your visit to Ireland.
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Ireland 2010: First Annual HU Ireland Travellers Meeting
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First Annual Ireland Travellers Meeting
May 28-30, 2010, Enniskillen
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Information, registration, open now!
See you there!
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HU Ireland 28/30 May
You can get a reasonable deal on ferry crossing from UK to Ireland by ringing Billy Nutt of Nutt Travel ( google "nutttravel" for details) He consistently comes up with the best prices!
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You can get a reasonable deal on ferry crossing from UK to Ireland by ringing Billy Nutt of Nutt Travel ( google "nutttravel" for details) He consistently comes up with the best prices!
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or use up your Tesco Clubcard vouchers - all the ferry people take them
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Ferry costs
For a "special deal" on ferry costs from UK/Ireland to the meeting, contact Rita at Nutt Travel and mention "Horizons Unlimited"
Rita's telephone number is +44 2870 351199 and her email is
Rita Aaaat nutttravel dotty com (note 3 t's in nutttravel)
Now you know it makes sense!!
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