Na muca ciúine…….

On a day when events in Donegal and Connecticut dominate the news and the thoughts of all, it seems hope as a commodity is in very short supply. Faith in anything is being sorely tested and the question why is on the lips of many people. I came across a nath cainte

Na muca ciúine a itheann an mhin

which translates literally as the quiet pigs eat the meal. It might equally be a reminder to us all to keep an eye and a kind hand out for friends or family who might be enduring quiet torment. 

A positive interpretation, with the concerts of last week in mind, is that the boys in the Chorus who did not have a speaking part are as integral to the success of the concert items as the leads.