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15th Jan 2015

Pic: Irishman in New York sums up all that’s great about tea in heartfelt text to his brother

Our heart goes out to this guy

Conor Heneghan

The poor lad has only had three cups of tea in eight months.

There’s a reason Irish people travelling abroad make sure to pack boxes of Lyons or Barry’s (that’s debate for another day) in their luggage.

Sure, we’re biased, but we know that no tea in the world comes close to matching what we have here in Ireland; it might as well be a scientific fact.

Having to go without Irish tea (unless it has been sent in a care package by the folks) is up there with the greatest hardships of living abroad (maybe) and some exiles cope better than others.

Luke Loughlin, a 20-year old Westmeath man who’s on the New York Gaelic Football panel, is finding it particularly hard without it and after eight months living in the Big Apple, he’s just about had enough.

Just look at the long, heartfelt and emotional message he sent to his brother Adam at home in Westmeath about his unfulfilling tea-drinking experience Stateside.

This is, excuse the pun, stirring stuff.

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*Adam tells us that Luke was trying to say “to perfect the suppa tae” in between the first and second message, while the word blacked out above was no stronger than “eejits”. Honest.

Nothing worse than when the tea is “as weak as Bambi’s legs on ice”.

Adam, make sure your brother is sent a year’s supply of proper Irish tea as soon as possible.

Hat-tip to Adam Loughlin for sending this one our way

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