Irish kids who skipped school - ended up in NYC

the_monkey

Hi,
Someone told me a story about some Irish kids in the 1980's that skipped school one day and managed to get themselves from Dublin to NYC.

I don't know if this is a myth or a true story, if it is a true story they must have had balls of steel ... can anyone shed some light on this ?

myth or not ?

Sam Crow

Never heard that one. I know that every year Trinity holds a competition for who can get as far away from Ireland by whatever means possible without spending a penny in 48hrs. People have got to Argentina, Australia, Indonesia and other mad places. How they do it without spending a penny is nuts!

Dyr

tis true alright, read about it a while back

TeddyTedson

Sam Crow wrote: »

Never heard that one. I know that every year Trinity holds a competition for who can get as far away from Ireland by whatever means possible without spending a penny in 48hrs. People have got to Argentina, Australia, Indonesia and other mad places. How they do it without spending a penny is nuts!

They use Daddy's credit card

Dyr

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/radio-documentary-dont-go-far.html think thats it

4zn76tysfajdxp

the_monkey wrote: »

Hi,
Someone told me a story about some Irish kids in the 1980's that skipped school one day and managed to get themselves from Dublin to NYC.

I don't know if this is a myth or a true story, if it is a true story they must have had balls of steel ... can anyone shed some light on this ?

myth or not ?

It's true, RTE produced a documentary about it a few years ago.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/radio-documentary-dont-go-far.html

BurnsCarpenter

Heard a good radio documentary about it on Radio 1 a while back. It's probably up on the RTE site still.

1ZRed

Makes me wish I did something far more exciting whenever I mitched from school

Stojkovic

the_monkey wrote: »

Hi,
Someone told me a story about some Irish kids in the 1980's that skipped school one day and managed to get themselves from Dublin to NYC.

I don't know if this is a myth or a true story, if it is a true story they must have had balls of steel ... can anyone shed some light on this ?

myth or not ?

Very very true story.

Saw NYC out of the terminal window and asked a copper "what city is that" and got rumbled.

Faith+1

If it's in a book it's gotta be true!

Nemeses

Awesome story,



Now to try this again in 2013......

Stojkovic

Faith+1 wrote: »

If it's in a book it's gotta be true!

Have faith.

3rd Ferguson

I once mitched of school and wound up in a field defensively kicking a goat

2Mad2BeMad

i once skipped school and found 230 quid in a wallet :P i think the wallet was worth more the money :L haha

RossyG

Sam Crow wrote: »

How they do it without spending a penny is nuts!

They must've kept their legs crossed.

the_monkey

Great !!!

I'll listen to the doc, thanks all !!

krudler

Stojkovic wrote: »

Very very true story.

Saw NYC out of the terminal window and asked a copper "what city is that" and got rumbled.

Isn't that from Home Alone 2?

The Backwards Man

I ended up in KFC.

josip

For those who can't listen.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/dublin-boys-peerless-feat-202004.html

Great adventure but their poor parents must have been going nuts until they were found.

jetsonx

In my school, all the mitchers ending up working in the recruitment industry.

Its says a lot about the recruitment industry me thinks...

Stojkovic

krudler wrote: »

Isn't that from Home Alone 2?

Yes, the film copied the line.

the_monkey

This doc is amazin' !!!!!


legendery story ...