AWFUL OFFAL
Amazing how some of us don't want to leave home behind us - even when we head off on holiday.
How often have you heard of a Corkman (and woman) packing rashers and sausages in the case as they fly out to one of the costas.
And when that supply runs out, the couple then seek out the nearest Irish pub or café selling the full Irish!
The Irish abroad have always hankered for the 'comforts' of home - it didn't start with package holidays.
Many Cork people will remember the Innishfallen, the passenger ship that sailed from Penrose Quay to England.
Back in the fifties, tripe and drisheen, a traditional Cork offal dish, now more or less the preserve of the older generation, was eagerly sought after by the many Cork exiles in England.
If you were visiting, you were requested to bring some with you. The white tripe and the brown drisheen were bought in the English Market in Cork and placed in water in the cabin sink to keep it nice and cool during the crossing.
It wasn't the only animal matter on board the ship as live cattle were also transported. They would have been driven through the city early in the morning, having 'painted' the nearby streets a slimey green. Their job done, the drovers could be found in the early houses (pubs, with a licence to open early).
Amazing how some of us don't want to leave home behind us - even when we head off on holiday.
How often have you heard of a Corkman (and woman) packing rashers and sausages in the case as they fly out to one of the costas.
And when that supply runs out, the couple then seek out the nearest Irish pub or café selling the full Irish!
The Irish abroad have always hankered for the 'comforts' of home - it didn't start with package holidays.
Many Cork people will remember the Innishfallen, the passenger ship that sailed from Penrose Quay to England.
Back in the fifties, tripe and drisheen, a traditional Cork offal dish, now more or less the preserve of the older generation, was eagerly sought after by the many Cork exiles in England.
If you were visiting, you were requested to bring some with you. The white tripe and the brown drisheen were bought in the English Market in Cork and placed in water in the cabin sink to keep it nice and cool during the crossing.
It wasn't the only animal matter on board the ship as live cattle were also transported. They would have been driven through the city early in the morning, having 'painted' the nearby streets a slimey green. Their job done, the drovers could be found in the early houses (pubs, with a licence to open early).
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