An Alappuzha Achayan parks his vallam and walks into an Irish Pub on the banks of An tSionnain

So this is the first post on this blog about my future adventures in Ireland. I'll write a few posts about previous days if I have the inclination and the memories ... later. I thought it appropriate to type something today since I created the blog just a few minutes ago after 2 days of deciding title and url. My course guide (not sure if that is his official title) just gave me an allowance on the tests since I got the visa late and will be reaching Baile Átha Cliath  (and then possibly if there is no airport quarantine, on to  Luimneach )  on the 15th of March. I was reminded of the phrase from Shakespeare's " Julius Caesar ". I then googled it to realise to my pleasant surprise that the ides of March usually falls between the 13th and 15th of March. While I was in school, my father used to tell me that while he was in school, the teachers and other elders used to tell his peers to "beware the ides of March" since March and April are the months when most ...