DM's Beatles forums
Beatles forums => Books, Magazines, Articles => Topic started by: Bobber on October 15, 2008, 02:57:40 PM
-
The Beatles And Ireland is a new book exploring The Beatles' Irish connections, including eyewitness accounts of the two gigs they played here.
The Fab Four
-
Congratulations, you win the prize for being the first person this week to start a thread in the correct forum!!
-
Congratulations, you win the prize for being the first person this week to start a thread in the correct forum!!
I thought 'It's a book. So, I suppose I should put this under 'books'.' Although I hesitated for a moment: I was also thinking of posting it in Paul Doherty's Mailbox, but I couldn't find that. :)
-
I can't remember, but I thought they played in Belfast?
-
Dublin and Belfast, 7 and 8 November 1963.
-
john was of irish decent....read walls and bridges,the album.....
-
john was of irish decent....read walls and bridges,the album.....
And he also said it a few times... If I am not mistaken, Ringo is the only one who isn't of an Irish decent
-
Was Paul of Irish descent?
-
McCartney (a variant of Macartney or MacCartney) is a surname that originated in Ireland
That's from Wikipedia though... Then again it goes on to say that the original McCartney's split off between Ireland and Scotland
-
Thank you, HeyJude18!
-
My pleasure. Now if I could use Wikipedia for everything.
Here's the link for it if anyone wants to check it out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCartney
-
becareful tho because whimpypeg is written by the public and sometimes it is innaccurate....
-
Cheers Bobber,will def be getting this!
I had an aunt who was at the Belfast show,and another who couldnt buy a ticket,so my grandfather brought her down to watch the crowds (torture?). Works out where thye were standing teh Beatles nipped out and had a quick smoke.....soe she was thrilled to see them! ha
There is a youtube video of the beatles in belfast also I've seen..
Good stuff!
-
You're welcome. I'm pretty sure someone posted a YouTube-link to an interview with the Beatles in Ireland a while ago.