Just back from a drive in Donegal. I spotted two roadside signs directed at tourists saying "Come and Experience a Real Irish Wake". Wonder what they

@alan20 I've watched a man pour beer into his feeding tube. For some, it might work.

@Mamapolo2016 I don't know if this is still the case but in a certain local hospital they used to give patients who wanted it, Guinness. Apparently it's full of iron. Didn't give the patient much of an incentive to get better though.

@Mamapolo2016 Researched this for you. I'm told that in years gone by medical diagnoses weren't that accurate. However unlikely, the deceased could really be in a coma. So as a precaution the body was kept for three days before burial just in case it woke. Now we both know.

@HerKing Ah but you don't need death to get the poitin flowing. Quite possibly afterwards.

@alan20 Indeed. The Irish don't need a reason to be fucked on booze.

@HerKing Of course some would argue they have a permanent one....!!!!

@LyricalOne Probably was already though.

@alan20 Guess they wouldn’t need to worry about paying him then.

@LyricalOne True. He'd be dead drunk.

@Starcrossed Glad you enjoyed yourself. There's nothing like "Pretty little girl from Omagh, In the county of Tyrone" over a glass of Bush and in the company of the real thing!

@alan20 this made me giggle. Totally read with an Irish accent.

@Starcrossed Thank you.😪

@SW-User I didn't investigate - I've had more than my fill of those real experiences - but I can't believe they'd stretch "real" that far. You know what they say : a tourist and his money are easily parted. At least I hope that's the explanation.