Word: ua
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...black or yellow, the delegates (average age: about 25) set about saving the world with enthusiasm and organized cheering. Japan's delegates argued amiably with China's, the Socialists, not so amiably, with the Communists. A lone pro-fascist delegate from Eire. Seumas Ua hEamhthaigh (pronounced: Shamus O'Heavey), soon made himself at home. Youngest delegate was Spain's Margarita Robles, 14, oldest was East Africa's Ernest Kalibala, 38, born a bushman and now a school principal...
...defense of the Postoffice during Dublin's Easter rebellion in 1916. He speaks nothing but Gaelic whenever possible, refuses to live in the Viceregal Lodge in Phoenix Park, will wear no English clothes, sit on no English chair. He prefers to be known by his Gaelic name, Domnhall Ua Buachalla, but will answer to Donal, and insists that his office is not that of a Sassenach governor general, but a good Gaelic Seanascal...
...Dublin rebellious Domhnall Ua Buachalla, whom George V was obliged to appoint Governor General of the Irish Free State (TIME, Dec. 5), flouted the authority of the Crown last week, styled himself not Governor General but "Seneschal" and proceeded to sign all documents in Gaelic...
...intend to carry on all my official duties in Gaelic," said Seneschal Ua Buachalla, "and the former Vice-Regal Lodge [official residence of the Governor General] will probably become a Gaelic College-either that or a hospital...
...equal apple eider. This is his last column of the year and he is getting a little informal. Heigh, ho, his inches are filled, his brain is befogged and you, dear reader, are heartily fed up with all this nonsense. In the words of Tiny Tim. "God Bless Ua, Every One." And in parting the Vagabond wants to extend his particular good wishes to the tutee who is about to take History 28. God rent ye merry...