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Sep 24, 2013

The organizers of Cork's main contribution to The Gathering have apologized after controversy flared up at Cork City Council over their use of the Cork term of abuse, 'langer', in relation to Michael Collins.

The controversy arose when Fine Gael members of Cork City Council noticed that a brochure promoting Cork Rebel Week carried a Cork Rebel Passport in the name of Michael Collins and in the slot for “sex”, bore the word 'langer'.

The word 'langer' is a Cork term of abuse whose usage was The organizers of Cork's main contribution to The Gathering have apologized after controversy flared up at Cork City Council over their use of the Cork term of abuse, 'langer', in relation to Michael Collins.

The controversy arose when Fine Gael members of Cork City Council noticed that a brochure promoting Cork Rebel Week carried a Cork Rebel Passport in the name of Michael Collins and in the slot for “sex”, bore the word 'langer'.

The word 'langer' is a Cork term of abuse whose usage was generally confined to Leeside but after Roy Keane reportedly used it describe Mick McCarthy during their contretemps in Saipan before the 2002 World Cup, its familiarity spread. ...more

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Mar 28, 2009

Read the cliff notes along with the book. It's not cheating, it is just a way to try to make sense of the story.

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Jul 30, 2011

I don't like Cliff's notes. I read this one as a companion to the book, and it helped, but there's an internet for that!

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Jul 26, 2018

Helpful. Gives more insight and interpretation for 1984. Used in conjunction with reading 1984, i.e. I used it like it was intended to use!