General Chat

Och - Can I trouble yers fer a wee dram o' summut te keep out the cold? Me shawls bin darned te kingdom come

Come now Mary lass, your eyes be turning green. I'll not be dallying with anyone this new years eve. No guinness Elizabeth darlin, but a wee splash of poteen be yours for the askin luv.

That were loverly Nathan (By t way me ma was a cockney) Enery Dya come ere often??

Nathan I will catch the first available mail coach to Liverpool in the New Year to avail myself of your talents. Would you care for some mash and ham tonight? Henry

Good evening Elizabeth I don't know about the guinness as I'm an ale man myself but I've just been to the kitchens to prepare some hot root mash with some vegetables I brought along with me. Could I interest you in a forkful, with a slice of cured ham? And now Mary, I'm sure you will have some. Shall I serve you myself? Henry

Wocha Lizzie ask that strumpet Bridget if she has any of the black stuff - her what is dallyin with my Willy - now where did that nice Enry get to??

Good evening. I was born in Brookborough, Fermanagh in 1854. My ancestry is a little complicated. Is there any of that Guinness about, please? I understand a lady of the future - Patricia - likes to drink that?

Mary And you are a true lady, the real salt of the earth. The whisky was just what I needed and now I'll be off the kitchen to rustle up that hot root mash. Its good, honest food and will warm all our stomachs this cold night. Henry

Oooh Enry thas a real Gent!! Im all overcome! ;o)))

Nathan I respect a master craftsman, as they are so important to the future of our world. I have many boot and shoe makers in my family - but no tailors. Perhaps in the New Year I could persuade you to measure me for a suit of clothes. I need something hardwearing for the shop and to serve me when I am visiting the alms houses. Henry

Mary I thank you, kind lady <kisses hand>. I would never refuse a dram of whisky. You are most gracious, and I am endebted to you. I hope you will partake of some of my delicious ham and I will, if I can make my way to the kitchen shortly, rustle up a delicious hot root mash to go with it. Henry

Henry you have many admirable traits me duck Its always nice to see folk work their way up int world Have a dram o this whisky

I'm certainly not a toff. I know my place. I respect my betters and know how to talk with them and serve them, and they appreciate me for it - which means I can influence them! But though I have educated myself and speak prettily I came from humble roots. My mother was of pauper stock and was the teenage third wife of a middle aged (and lucky) jobbing farmer. She died quite young, having borne him several children and he died soon after of a stroke. My brothers ended up in the workhouse but being 17 I travelled with my elder brother to London to find my fortune. I was blessed with good looks, excellent posture and a quick mind so I was quickly snapped up by a retired admiral of modest income looking for a well presented (and cheap) young man to train up as a footman in his household. He took my older brother Morgan on too, and he became a butler to a famous military man later. Under his tutelage we advanced ourselves so we could fit in anywhere. But I fell for the young and intriguing housemaid so we had to leave and make our own way. I run my own business - that's true - but my priority is my community and my church. I regard everyone as equal, and give as much support as I can to the poorest in my village. Henry

Wheres Willy? Hes got te be up early te milk cows Is that him over there wi that Irish piece?

Gray - Tha cun drink a tankard of ale te Nathan Enery are you one o they toffs?

Thass gewin ome early Flo Ant ad a dance ner nowt Thass bin a good en!! See thee soon eh? XXX

William, to be sure me hair ain't red. You already 'ad a wee bit much of the fluids think I. Cousin Meehan, don't be worrying over the poteen. Look, it's disguised in a dairy urn thats been well scolded out. And with me pot 'o butter the Garda will be thinkin I'm no more than a dairy maid.

Would anyone care for a slice of this cured ham? My wife cures the best ham in Kent. And I have a barrel of ale from my local hostelry, the Red Cross, to share with you all as well. I am very friendly with the landlord and spend much of my time there - its such a shame the name will need to change when the Geneva Convention takes effect. Still, even when it's known as the White Cross, a picture of my horse and cart with my brother driving it will hang on the wall there. Do you know, my great grand-daughter will come across it by accident in 2003 and it will give her such a turn? I wish I could be there to see it!!! Henry Albert Whatley

Goodnight from Florence and Edmund.

I bid thee Goodnight Jerry twas luvly te meet tha lad