If, while anxiously awaiting the revelations in his book "The Mountain of the Women", ye'd care to see Liam Clancy's shiny *head* laid bare (which I believe it *never* is in public performance, but correct me if I'm wrong & reprove me for being catty ['Catty???] if you like) -- as he receives his honorary **Doctorate of Letters** from the University of Limerick -- go to

http://www.liamclancy.com/doc1.htm

on his website. There are also a couple of other pix from the ceremony, including one with his former colleague Dr. Tommy Makem who received the same well-deserved recognition. Come a long way since they last shook hands. If this is all old news, or non-news, to Mudcat regulars, please forgive this inexpert but well-meaning Guest. Annyway, good thing reports of Liam's death were greatly exaggerated back in March of '00: he'd have missed his appointment in the Groves of Academe. ("Back where I come from we have universities, seats of great learning -- where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts -- and with no more brains than you have. But: They have one thing you haven't got! A diploma!" --the Wizard of Oz)

Thanks, folkie-folks. You have a damn fine Forum here.