Martin Ryan

Subject: Martin Ryan
From: GUEST,Com Seangan
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 07:34 PM

Forgive me if this sounds personall. But I met a Martin Ryan once who is a Chemistry Lecturer and an authority on Irish Trad. I wonder if you are he ?

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: Stewart
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 10:09 PM

That sure sounds like him. I met him in Galway last Sept. He's a Chemistry prof like I used to be before retiring. But I'll let him speak for himself.

S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: GUEST,Com Seangan
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 04:29 AM

Thanks - we wait until we hear from the man himself

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 04:35 AM

Dunno about the "authority" bit - but I plead guilty to having been raised as a chemist!

Regards

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: GUEST,Com Seangan
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 04:53 AM

Maybe the one and same ?? The man whom I met used lecture in Athlone or somewhere in the Irish midlands. he also had a keen interest in the birds (of the feathered variety)- particularly in the preservation of the corncrake haunts in the wetlands of the River Shannon. How close am I getting ?

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 07:06 AM

Far too close....

Cé tusa? PM if you prefer.

Regards

p.s. Conrncrake now very scarce, I'm afraid. Those times of birdwatching in the dark, having had a pint or two in Shannonbridge, are almost gone!

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: GUEST,Com Seangan
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 05:39 PM

Apologies.

Friends, kindly pretend that you never saw the preceding post. I thought that I was sending a PM to Martin and now see that I have been broadcasting to the universe.

And then I don't know how to delete the damned thing. Coming to the age of 74 you will appreciate that the new technology when I was growing up was the reaper and binder. At least, tahnk God, I didn't say anything too personal

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 07:57 PM

Hi, Com Seangan -
You have to ask one of us editors to delete a post. I deleted your post and sent it to Martin Ryan as a personal message. If you register as a Mudcat member, you can communicate with him directly by personal message - if Martin ever gets around to getting his cookie reset.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: MartinRyan
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 03:12 AM

Joe

Between using the Mudcat backdoor, shuffling between different computers, moving house etc etc my cookie tends to get overcooked regularly!

Regards

p.s. That said, I don't see the redirected PM on this machine.

Subject: RE: Martin Ryan
From: MartinRyan
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 03:56 PM

Both mysteries solved - Thanks Joe.

Regards