{"id":3130,"date":"2011-06-17T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T10:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2011-06-17T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T10:09:47","slug":"irish-fools-and-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/irish-fools-and-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Fools and Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We received this great article from Fools Fan Jonathan Foley the other day regarding Only Fools and Horses\u00a0Irish Context<\/em><\/p>\n

Although OFAH is certainly a British comedy, we must not forget that it’s creator possessed an Irish family on his father’s side. And with the island of Ireland being known for its sense of humour, it is little wonder that John Sullivan was able to incorporate this into his finest works by making his characters give reference to the country of his heritage.<\/p>\n

In ‘Chain Gang’, Del mistakenly gives Arnie an Irish 10p coin – long before the days of the Euro of course – and when Arnie declines the offer to have it exchanged into Pounds Sterling, he says he’ll keep it as a reminder of his holidays in County Donegal.<\/p>\n

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Irish connection in Chain Gang<\/p><\/div>\n

‘Ashes to Ashes’ saw Del cheekily contemplate throwing Arthur’s (Trigger’s grandfather) ashes into a cement mixer. During the 1980s, Irish migration to London was dominated by people going to work on construction sites. Hence why when Del gets caugh by a suspicious ‘Brickie’, he covers his tracks by saying that the cement mixer is a fine machine and refers to it as ‘the old Irish tumble-dryer.’<\/p>\n

In the same episode, Trigger informs Rodney, Del and Grandad about how he’s off on holiday to a place of beautiful beaches and night-clubs. After gaging their interest and curiosity, they are baffled when Trig tells them that this mistoque sounding place is Ireland.<\/p>

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