Bridget and Pa Hitler.

Alois Hitler (or maybe Patrick?) worked at the Shelbourne didn't he? or has some connection to the hotel?

Yeah he was a waiter there,told poor old Bridget he owned hotels and she fell for it,left him as the family trait of being abusive was in evidence and she couldn't hack it any longer.

I do laugh when I see that guy Cromwell who trains a few horses (in Meath, I think?). Imagine being called Cromwell and living in Ireland?

They could have called him Oliver just for the pure hell of it.
Togovilles trainer Georgious Pakidis is a Greek from Athens,trained in the States for a fair few years,lotta bottle to try his hand here but think he more or less private trains for someone called McCann.

It belive  the Irish Constitution was drafted in the Shelbourne pa, I was having a Sarsaparilla in the Shelbourne during the summer and remember thinking to myself  if walls could talk there would be many a good book about the residents over the last 100 years or so.

Pa,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYAb691FGA4

Watch at 7.04sec for 'Paddy Hitler'.

Thanks Catchme,irrefutable proof in case i,m accused of doting more than usual,a nice bit on the Shelbourne as well.

seen a story about der fuhrer's brother a while ago. spent some time in liverpool.

Nice vid Catch, a few on here will enjoy .There could be a few Hitlers around ireland but i get the feeling that they Changed their name by deed poll .

Penalty an all and you would still think he can work the oracle,and the odds look generous enough to chance it.
Mr.Pakidis national anthem has 158 verses.
Before the euro arrived in '02 the drachma was the national currency for 2650 years.
Totally unrelated to anything but as tis that kinda thread, the book of Gu1nness world records holds the world record for the book most commonly stolen out of public libraries.