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Chest-Butting On The Rise In Maghery As A Welcome Gesture After Forker Move
Culture experts have expressed delight that the ancient communication gesture of chest-butting has returned to the north Armagh area after the Donegal Armagh game in Ballybofey last weekend.
Chest-butting, which involves recipients receiving a head-butt to the chest, is an old Druid welcome still practised in parts of north Armagh and south Tyrone, once outlawed by the British in the 1500s.
Local historian, Harry Robinson, explained:
“When Forker head-chested Murphy at the weekend, he was simply welcoming the iconic Donegal footballer after his sabbatical. It’s actually the highest form of respect an Armagh person can give. It’s usually followed up with a hug which Forker was deprived of by a trigger-happy referee.”
Armagh primary schools were reporting a rise in chest-butting in the last five days and have initiated a chest-butting summer school starting in July in Caledon.
Mulligan & Harte To Choose Entrance Songs For Pundit Face-Off On BBC Coverage This Weekend
Hundreds of thousands are expected to tune in to the BBC this weekend as Mickey Harte returns to the airwaves as a pundit alongside fellow county-man Owen Mulligan. Insiders have confirmed that the BBC will separate the two Tyrone men until the last moment, with their make-up departments at opposite sides of the ground.
Additionally, both men have been asked to choose entrance songs before going live, accompanied by pyrotechnics and fireworks just outside the commentary box. Although both men are keeping their song choices close to their chest, a musical director within the BBC admitted:
“We believe Mulligan is going for ‘Prodigal Son‘ by the Rolling Stones whilst Harte is veering towards ‘If I Could Turn Back Time‘ by Cher. Mulligan is also asking for a custom-made robe to be sewn for the occasion with flashing red hands on it, whilst holding a brolly. It should be quite the spectacle.”
Michael Murphy has been spotted doing weights at a gym in Donegal, suggesting he will be used as security if things get physical in the studio at the weekend.
Tyrone Tribulations 