continued from volume 11
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 11:34:24 PM
Email: cdavis@ireland.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all, welcome to our 12th, yes, 12TH volume!! Hope it's as entertaining
as the last! Some new pages have been added and can be read by going to the "Tales of
our Village" page. I've added some new images too and they're scattered throughout
the site. There's also some images of the Blackrock lighthouse. There's a link to the
Blackrock page on the frontpage. Enjoy! Ciaran
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 11:37:29 PM
Email: cdavis@ireland.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Me again, only 462 more hits to go, folks! We should hopefully reach our
magical 100,000 by the weekend. (I hope! I can't stand the suspense much longer!!)
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 02:50:53 AM
Email: sob@eejit.net.gaa
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: Hello from the E. A. FitzPAtrick Home for widowed & Orphaned Men in
New York. First I wish to send congratulations and best wishes to MetalMan and Lady Erin
on their forthcoming marriage. Secondly, I have all of the inmates here hitting the ould
site for you Ciaran. Thirdly, to let you know we rejected those fellows who came here from
Dublin with their goods in small brown paper bags. We only want decent people here. PS
Donations of a charitable nature always acccepted. Slan Seamus
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 02:55:37 AM
Email: HM@palace.uk
Name: Elizabeth Regina 11
Message: My dear MetalMan and Lady Erin, my husband (Phil the Greek) and I are so
happy for you. Even the corgis burst into tears with happiness. Alas, I and Phil the Greek
will be unable to attend, and between you and me, the the old lecher would probably grope
the bride and bridesmaid. I was never as embarrased as the night he was blind drunk at a
reception where he tried to 'move' a lady..it was the Papal Nuncio!
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 03:01:06 AM
Email: miseeire@gpo
Name: Maeve
Message: My dear children of Rosses Point and Sligo I am so happy for you. What a
glorius day it will be in the magical place of shells. And all because of a moonlight
dance in O'Connell Street. Mannann Mac Lir and Sionna where up here for dinner on Sunday
night, and didn't the troop of Sligo fairies visit us from Bin Gulban, ah sure we had a
great night of storytelling and music. The only thing wrong was those blasted flying
machines at Strandhill annoying me sore head the following day. Slan to yez all.
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 01:04:11 PM
Email: cdavis@ireland.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi again all, If anyone in the Sligo area is interested, Sligo Bay
Lifeboat will be conducting an exercise at Strandhill beach on Saturday the 27th of May. I
don't know the exact details, but the search-and-rescue helicopter from Finner camp, Co.
Donegal will be involved. Please feel free to come along at around 2pm to view this
wonderful spectacle. There will also be a fundraising event held that same evening at
Sligo Yacht Club, R.P. in aid of aforementioned Sligo Bay Lifeboat. Tickets for the event
are Ģ5 at the door and all are very welcome!! regards, Ciaran
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 11:21:37 PM
Email: eithnec@hotmail.com
Name: Eithne
Message: Just logging on to help get to the magic number before the
weekend.........
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 03:00:10 AM
Email: seagull@thepoint.sligo
Name: Seagull
Message: Now Eithne. . . a few more words and it would have alovely message to our
overseas brethren. The person who hits the magic 100000 will receive a special present
from me. I'm getting ready for the wedding, I'm Bestman. By the way has anyone heard or
seen Ladyhawke, she is the chief bridesmaid and I need to speak to her about arrangements
for the day. Slan SG
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 04:14:37 PM
Email: murrays@nascr.net
Name: Richard Murray
Message: Nice web site Lads. Keep up the good work. Richard Murray
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 02:26:01 AM
Email: declanfoley@ireland.com
Name: Declan Foley
Message: G'day Mates, has someone put a magnet to the counter to hold it back? I
heard a rumour that Austie Gillen will donate free pints of Guinness for life to the lucky
100,000 person.
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 05:21:42 PM
Email: kem4fun@aol.com
Name: Dave Lawson
Message: What an interesting site! My family enjoyed dining at Austie's while
passing through last summer. We certainly would like to recommend the place to friends who
plan to make the trip. However, rather than hoping to win 100,000 pints, I'd simply like
to recover the cost of about twenty. Can I hear back from Austie's about this? Wishing you
well, until we meet again.
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 05:51:54 PM
Email: Kieran.Devaney@tv3.ie
Name: Kieran Devaney
Message: Drinks all round. We've made it to the big 100 thousand. Thanks to
everyone who has contributed to the site over the past few years and a big welcome to all
those who are joining us now. Let's look forward to the quarter million.
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 05:58:58 PM
Email: MetalMan@aol.com
Name: The RealMetal Man
Message: Nobody ever visits me. Peter Gillen is home from Los Angeles, Willie
Murphy is back from Berlin, young Frank Devaney is here with a harem of Spanish girls, but
still no sign of Paddy Bruen. The lifeboat crew is having a party at the Yacht Club
tonight and I am going. Rumours of my wedding can be denied. Has anybody seen Georgie
Bruen?
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 08:33:08 PM
Email: cdavis@ireland.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hey hey! Well done folks!! 100,000 hits! A few pints tonight in Austies to
celebrate!!
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2000 at 02:47:11 AM
Email: mm@rossesconey.ie
Name: MetalMan
Message: How impudent of that brat who calls himself RealMetalMan, perchance is he
a relative of Neil Blaney, who once upon a time described himself as the Real Fianna Fail.
Now reality is something vastly different from non-reality and that my good man is why no
one visits you, you simply do not exist, which is why I and Lady Erin are getting married
and why you are not invited by the distingushed visitors to the Rosses as I am for a
drink. Peter Gillen came all the way from America for our Wedding. Slan MetalMan and
Seagull.
Date: Monday, May 29, 2000 at 02:08:22 PM
Email: Eithnec@hotmail.com
Name: Eithne Davis
Message: Yahoo! We hit the 100,000!
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 01:41:33 AM
Email: le@marketcross.ie
Name: Lady Erin
Message: I am delighted to invite all my female companions in Sligo to a Hens night
in McLaughlin's in Market Street tonight. I can't drink too much tonight, seeing that
tomorrow is w-day. Imagine I have sat here for many years and it took a moonlight dance in
Knox's sorry, O'Connell Street to meet the right man!!! By the way all you men can go to
Haran's pub on Coney for himself's bucks night. I can't wait for the big night!!! Love
Lady Erin
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 10:27:54 AM
Email: scoota@paradise.net.nz
Name: Scoota
Message: Well done! 100,000 and counting! Had a letter from my Troublesome
Troublemaking Cousin of Sligo. Hear tell our Winter in NZ is currently warmer than your
Summer!! I personally think it could just be an excuse for some canoodling - or at least
some warm mead in the evenings. Hope you're all warm enough! Keep up the exceptional
work!...Scoot PS: All the best for the wedding - will it be broadcast live on O'Connell
Street webcam?
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 06:25:05 PM
Email: No surrender.com
Name: The continuity Metal Man
Message: All imposter Metalmen beware, any further slander will be dealt with
severely . My four legged,wooly intelligence officer on Oyster has been very busy
compiling a detailed dossier on all ye charlatans.There must be an immediate cessation of
the usage of my good name.Ye have been warned.
Date: Thursday, June 01, 2000 at 09:36:45 AM
Email: the_real_one@metalman.com
Name: I Can't Believe I'm Not The Metal Man
Message: Oho, ye divils! Enough of this chicanery! Both the real Metal man and the
continuity metal man are total frauds. Please, the 2 of ye, refrain from this pretence and
kindly return my identity to me. I promise I'll go easy on ye when we get to the courts!
Yours, the genuine MM (really! I swear! no...no...really!!!)
Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 at 10:56:19 AM
Email: bruen@btinternet.com
Name: Jimmy Bruen
Message: AT LAST!!!!!! What has been the problem over the last couple of weeks,we
have not been able to access the site? Anyone know?
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 10:31:31 AM
Email: scoota@paradise.net.nz
Name: Scoota
Message: Cyberpeoples of Rosses Point...where have ye been?!! Seems that perhaps
the various MetalMen have been scrapping in the back room and knocked the gadget on it's
head! Nice to be able to visit again! - thought I was the only one who couldn't come in
out of the cold. Just how many Metal Men are there? I always thought there were definitely
two (confirmed by personal sitings - Tramore & Rosses Point), with a further
possibility of their being up to another two of the mischievious young fellas out there
somewhere?
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 07:39:21 PM
Email: cynthia.howard@pearsoned.com
Name: Cynthia Howard
Message: BEAUTIFUL Website full of feelings, memories, and information. I loved it.
Thank you.
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 11:47:47 PM
Email: ....
Name: Martin
Message: Well Jimmy Bruen i am glad i was not the only one who could not access the
site i was 3 weeks trying to get in and kept getting an error message telling me to
contact my sp congrats to all on the 100 Martin P.S. Can we do anything to re-kindle the
interest in the sunday morning chat. What has happened to all or regular visitors?
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 at 11:34:17 PM
Email: MM@sligo.ie
Name: MetalMan
Message: My good man metal wooden or other, as I am currently enjoying my honeymoon
I won't get upset with you. But, bejaysus if you make an threats about sending ambulance
chasing shylocks after me, then you will soon find out I have a hard neck. Slan from MM
and Lady Erin who is blooming I might add. We were both a little stiff the first night in
bed, but then after standing for 200 years wouldn't you be the same! And thank you all for
the lovely gifts I will give you a full report after the weekend. And don't forget to read
a little of James Joyce on Friday June 16 Bloomsday.
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 at 12:54:26 AM
Email: miseeire@gpo
Name: Maeve
Message: My dear childer of Connacht how are ye? I have just got over the wedding
of the millennium. What a day and night and a week as well after of drinking and. .
.drinking. We must have drank Lough Erin dry? And as for me feet, they have blisters and
welts on them. . . that's the only thing about dancing with bloody statues! I never
realised that there were so many statues in the churches of Sligo. And talk about real
saints and plaster saints. Begob the unholy row between the statute of St. Columba from
Rosses Point Church and Drumcliffe church was nothing compared to the one between
St.Theresa from the Cathedral and the one from Farnaharpy.
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 at 07:05:26 PM
Email: cmarley@netdor.com
Name: Chris Marley
Message: Fell into a melancholic stupor late last night and played some old records
despite the wifes screaming from the bedroom. Van M's 'Coney Island' led me to dig up a
page torn from an atlas,with 'Mrs Hacketts B&B' written on it, given to me 30 years
ago by a fine Irishwoman who I nearly married. I was amazed to find your site-its better
than the sites of many cities. Time to come and visit you. Maybe this summer.
Date: Sunday, June 18, 2000 at 02:27:03 AM
Email: seagull@thepoint.sligo
Name: Seagull
Message: Hello.....what a wedding... my head is still splitting and my stomach is
churning. . .and my sincere apologies about the guest book going off air. I had this bill
to pay and with the wedding and all that, I clean forgot to pay the webmaster his annual
fee. The rest is history. Didn't I get caught in one of the unholy rows Queen Maeve told
you about. And do you know, plaster saints is the right name for them!! Slan, I'm going
back to the nest for another week of recovery. Seagull PS Ladyhawke what happened to you?
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 at 02:29:24 PM
Email: MM@tramore.com
Name: Tramore Metal Man
Message: Howya cuz! How'd the wedding to that delectible young Lady go? Sorry I
missed it, but me lift never showed and all the Waterford taxis refused to bring me up due
to insurance difficulties. I'll drop by to see ye when you've settled down a bit. good
luck!! Tramore M.M.
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 at 05:06:37 PM
Email: No surrender.com
Name: The continuity Metal man
Message: Listen duckies,Iīve had just about enough of all this tripe about myself
and some tart who wouldnīt know how to act as her title suggests.I have been accused of
many things on these pages ,but I draw the line at heterosexuality.Although duckies there
are sometimes I do get a bit lonely and I wouldnīt mind a bit of company,and that Ciaran
Henderson is gorgeous ,he could polish my lamp anytime but alas all I seem to attract are
the likes of that Murray oul fella with the baldy head gazing longingly at me beltbuckle
ugh ,Heīll not be getting a look at my family tree.So listen girls anymore of this guff
about you know what and Iīll scratch your eyes out.OOOOPS hereīs Georgie.
Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 at 10:19:31 PM
Email: tjleydon@bellsouth.net
Name: John Leydon
Message: Hi! My dad, Michael Leydon, is back on Coney Island again picking winkles
and talking with John McGowan about the price of cows at the Coney Island Bar. If you
should see him, take a good look at a great guy. A man who gave a lot and never asked for
anything in return. A man who did his duty and never shirked from responsibility. Part of
the greatest generation. I figure he must have come from good stock being from the Rosses
Point/Coney Island area. Makes me feel proud my ancestors hail from there, and makes me
long to visit Coney Island once again. John Leydon
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2000 at 05:51:48 PM
Email: metalman@lastmin.con
Name: maeve
Message: There have been sightings of missing metal man(Lucan) in Bognor, some say
he's working in a scrap metal merchants and making a mint. How did he get out of the
country without setting off the alarms at Dublin airport that's what I want to know?
Anyway he's not coming back (even for the wedding, he can't afford the housing and has
bought a penthouse in the seychelles).
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2000 at 10:35:53 PM
Email: briankelly@boldcommunications.co.uk
Name: Brian
Message: brilliant site - you can almost smell the place
Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 at 11:37:54 AM
Email: ---
Name: Ciaran
Message: Have ye all given up on the guestbook?? There's been nothing since last
Thursday! Where were ye during the weekend?
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 10:44:24 AM
Email: ---
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all, still no sign of any of ye...I'll put up a new volume tonight as
there seems to be a problem with this volume. Ciaran
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 07:17:11 PM
Email: No Surrender.com
Name: The continuity Metal Man
Message: Metal man, R.c,S.D,N.S,Likes country and western and weekend blowins,
seeks dog rough muscular hairy submissive local boatman for intensive mutual knotting
sessions.Yacht owners and effeminite types need not apply.
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 09:46:49 AM
Email: red@trawler.com
Name: Redmond
Message: Hello MM, when can we get together? I have some
great...ahem..."knots" to show you!
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 09:50:33 AM
Email: gull@rosses.com
Name: seagull
Message: No effeminate types he says??? Have you ever looked at yerself in a
mirror, MM?? Gawd!
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 10:24:12 AM
Email: No surrender .com
Name: The Continuity Metal Man
Message: Listen SG,at last someone has noticed my female posturing, I thought ye
were all blind. Maybe now Iīll get some butch local to show me his sextant.Why donīt you
come over SG and Iīll see if I can point out a channel for you, and give you some
stuffing Iīve left over from christmas.OOOOOHHH Jesus me hip is killing me will you come
over and peck it better SG?....lOVE AND RUST ...CMM
Date: Thursday, June 29, 2000 at 11:22:20 PM
Email: .......
Name: Martin
Message: why can you folk not go back to real chat like we enjoyed up to volumes 8
and 9 when we had real info good fun and people from all around the world could see people
from Rosses Point and surrounding areas enjoy messaging family and friends all over the
world making decent and proper contact with friends and family all over the globe and
there were no talking sheep or metal men or the likes and we had a better gathering in the
chat room ........Get real lads before this brilliant website dies a death
Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 at 04:42:52 PM
Email: Nylink@mbuna.com
Name: John Gillen
Message: Great site, I drop in from time to time and I must say that I really enjoy
all this new banter thatīs started.Keep it up all you Metalmen and you never know maybe I
might just take up the continuity metalman on his generous offer if I get back this
year.Itīs about time somebody showed a bit of sense of humour around here, so lighten up
Martin ,put on your high heels and get out to the Metal man (YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO). Love
to all the Gillens and Bruens,Devaneys etc.see ya John.
Continued in Volume 13