Posted on 08/21/2014 5:16:11 AM PDT by Michael Collins
Former taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Albert Reynolds has died. He was 81. He became the eighth taoiseach of the country in 1992, serving for just under three years. His family said last year that he had been suffering from Alzheimers disease.
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“Under the Constitution of Ireland, the Taoiseach must be appointed from among the members of Dáil Éireann. He is nominated by a simple majority of the chamber’s members, and formally appointed to office by the President. Since the President is required to appoint whomever the Dáil nominates without the right to decline appointment, it is often said that the Taoiseach is “elected” by the Dáil.” Wiki
When I read the post, I thought of Eyore and The Tao of Pooh......turns out I was wrong
what kind of words are those?
"The Tao of Pooh is a book written by Benjamin Hoff. The book is intended as an introduction to the Eastern belief system of Taoism for Westerners. It allegorically employs the fictional characters of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories to explain the basic principles of philosophical Taoism." Wiki
Irish gaelic.
Gaelic
Taoiseach is pronounced something like “tea-shock.” Irish employs a lot of letters that aren’t necessary . . . to our English speaking ears.
Irish Gaelic.
RIP.
Slan leat.
Ireland: the only country which has a Taoiseach, and knows how to pronounce the word.
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