Emigrants to Ring.

A Russian in Ring

Valera, A Russian Ambassador promoting what is good in Russian culture in the Gaelic speaking community. Don't be fooled by the cunning smile...behind the mask is an iron - like determination . He likes nothing better than to sing Russian operatic song while taking a bath. He also has a great love for the Italian operas and quite often he is accompanied by his good friend Arnie (pictured)

singing such favourites as ...La donna e mobile, Nessun dorma, Libiamo ne' lieti calici y, O solo mia, and, Santa lucia, Or the very dodgy, Arrive derci Roma... Much to the dismay of local neighbor Michael Burke who does not at all care for opera, whether it is Russian or Italian...'Give me a song with a gun in it, any day' he says...' 'This thing will have to stop, sure there is no sleep in it and the cow's are gone mental!
Despite his protests, The arias of Pyotr LL'ych float from the bathroom window at Helvic ...Like Chaliapin & Mirhailov...the duo of Valera singing in the high 'C' moderately followed by Arnie singing the A - Flat can be heard floating across the bay from Helvick. Quite often old ladies are observed in the throes of delight as they recline against the retaining wall which fronts the cottage, listening intently, oblivious to the clouds of suds which fly overhead from the bathroom window and drop on them like a soft snow fall as Valera directs an imaginary orchestra within the confines of his bath-tub.

A Romanian in Ring!

In contrast to the Russian philosopher, and his singing partner, we here have Sebastian. I know!....I know!... you are wondering about the head wear? It is a complex story. The young man was hat less and indeed without cap when he arrived in Ring ...''I am heah! he cried, on arrival at his place of work. After much debate concerning the complexities of communication with MD Clíona, and the difficulties posed with instruction as to his duties, she advised him on numerous subjects through an unorthodox form of sign language and, on parting advised him to 'keep it under your hat'... This of course, was ill advised and the literal translation of the parting comment was pursued with great urgency in the local library where several staff members came to his rescue. The young Romanian took his boss at her word, deciding that the placing of certain objects under ones hat or cap was an Irish practice and therefore out of respect of her instruction, he has happily followed her advice. The cap is changed periodically as the overhead burden increases...but one wonders where it will all end! Sebastian is quite content with what he believes is a great Irish practice. Fellow workers tough are not too keen to follow the practice. Speaking recently ,local spokesman Mr. Barny Coben said 'I dunno boy!, sure what would we put under it?' personally, I could think of a number of things!

An Abbeysider in Ring

Well now this is Eileesh Sheehan and I know that you are wondering what she is doing in this picture Well quite a lot of people are wondering the same thing.

So, here we pose a question for all surfers out there, if you think that you know what the lady is doing, just drop us an email.