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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Goon, but not forgotten


In the cemetery of St Thomas the Martyr, Winchelsea, East Sussex: the final resting place of comic genius Spike Milligan. 

One of the lines on his headstone reads: "Duirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite" 
Translated from the Gaelic is states: "I told you I was ill". 

The Diocese of Chichester wouldn't allow the quip to be carved in English, but were obviously happy enough to allow the script in a foreign language.




D500/12-24mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/250 second at f/8. Matrix metering. +0.33 EV compensation. ISO 180


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