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  • 09-12-2014 10:17pm
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    Awkward Badger
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    Wasn't sure where to ask about this but I figure this might be my best shot. I'm looking for something I seen I think on RTE some years ago late one night. It could have been a program about Irish writers, Brian O'Nolan could have been featured. But there was this one scene on it which is what I'm trying to find or find a name for.

    As far as I remember it was an old Irish guy sitting in front of the camera moving stones from one pocket to another and then saying where all the stones were. "Now I have two stones in my left jacket pocket with one stone in my right trouser pocket and four stones in my top shirt pocket, I'll move one stone from my left jacket pocket to my right trouser pocket and I'll have two stones..etc"

    I assume it must have come from a play or something, I thought it was Beckett, certainly seemed like something he'd do and the footage seemed old but I'm not sure. Does this sound familiar to anyone ?


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  • #2
    Harry Angstrom
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    It's from a Beckett novel, "Molloy".


  • #3
    chasmcb
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    The footage was probably the actor Jack McGowran


  • #4
    Awkward Badger
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    Harry Angstrom wrote: »
    It's from a Beckett novel, "Molloy".

    Indeed it is. Thanks a million !

    Found it on youtube too.


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