Monday, November 06, 2006
North by NorthwestI stumbled upon this today whilst trying to access the Trinity Library Catalogue. Although the writer of this piece was obviously in no hurry to break the news that Mary Robinson was awarded the Príncipe de Asturias Prize back in October, she still managed to speed read her knickers (or indeed "he" "his kaks") into a twist:
In her acceptance speech, Mrs Robinson referred to the similarities between the northern Spanish region of Asturias and Ireland. She said: "We both have and continue to address the ongoing challenges of historic conflicts through negotiated peace processes."
In the original speech (here, in its Spanish translation), Mary Robinson does draw parallels between the green coastal landscape of Asturias and Ireland, but applies the political parallel ("the historic conflict and negotiated peace process") to the whole of Spain. Could it be that the news writer was thinking of another province in the North of Spain also green and coastal, indeed the only green and coastal province in the North of Spain with which most of the Irish public is familiar? Or is the author a covert Aznarite, nostalgic for the warring days of Don Pelayo and the Reconquista?
posted by Diana Perez Garcia at 8:24 PM | link |
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