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sort of Isle of Man symbol. Then in the
corner there was half of a half-cooked carrot. At the bottom
of the plate there was a piece of potato and in the corner
some cucumber - I don't know where they got that from that's
not in Irish Stew."
But what Martin Dully objected to was to most were the half-cooked
carrots. "Irish Stew should be stewed." I
thought that was a prostitution of Irish culture. Either it
should be the genuine article or it shouldn't be on the menu
- thanks goodness nobody's ruined the Irish breakfast. As
chairman of Bord Fáilte Ireland Dully has to respond
to these issues seriously. Constructively critical seems to be his catch-phrase when talking about the problems
and niceties of Irish life.
The size of the room necessitated our sitting at the corner
of a table for eight and immediately Martin Dully fell into
conversation with the solo diner opposite, inviting comments
about her native county Leitirm, how the Irish are
perceived abroad in her experience and, how to cook boxty.
More conversation followed with the waitress and Martin Dully
was visually ticking the bits of conversation. "One
of the greatest attractions of this country is conversation. You saw how the lady opposite joined |
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