Old Moore's Almanac

Old Moore's Almanac

Old Moore's Almanac is an almanac which has been published annually in Ireland since 1764. It was originally written and published by Theophilus Moore who ran a classical academy at Milltown which was then a village near Dublin. The almanac is still published today and usefully includes tide tables, horse racing fixtures and fair and livestock mart dates.

The almanac is not to be confused with Old Moore's Almanack (with a "k"), an English publication dating from 1697.

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Predictions for 2011

The almanac also includes monthly predictions in a whimsical, doom-laden, homespun style, for Ireland and the world. The 2011 predictions include:[1]

  • January
    • Ireland; Mindful of the 2008–2011 Irish financial crisis, it predicts that ".. we may have to renege on our debts".
    • World; Barack Obama's healthcare reforms will succeed, messily, but he will not quit smoking.
  • February
    • Ireland; Michael O'Leary "might disappoint many" by staying in Ireland.
    • World; "Gold will stay at an all-time high".
  • March
  • April
    • Ireland; Discussion starts on disbanding "the ailing expensive beast that is the Irish Army".
    • World; A cure for diabetes will be found; ".. we can eat pizza and drink beer all day and get thin!".
  • May
    • Ireland; Brian Lenihan, Jnr will make non-political news; Bertie Ahern finds himself in court; "a big developer finds himself finally in jail".
    • World; "A major earthquake will take place in California .. probably around May. It's the last thing they need after bushfires and going bust".
  • June
    • Ireland; People will have problems using ATM cards. "Be sure to start stuffing some cash into the mattress from about May onwards".
    • World; A small tsunami will hit India and Sri Lanka; ".. there will be a feeble assassination attempt on Barack Obama".
  • July
    • Ireland; Dublin house prices will fall to an average of €160,000.
    • World; "George Clooney will finally get his bachelor self down the aisle".
  • August
    • Ireland; A new car ferry service will start between Ireland and Spain.
    • World; A significant breakthrough is made in the treatment of Autism, which is found to be a preventable disease.

September

  • October
  • November
    • Ireland; Floods hit Dublin, and ".. it is a tragedy for anyone with really nice shoes".
    • World; "Pope Benedict XVI is involved in a serious scandal". "A much younger and less conservative Pope will follow hotly on [Benedict's] heels, and he's a bit of a looker too!"
  • December
    • Ireland; Pat Kenny will suffer a house flood from a hole in his roof.
    • World; American and British forces pull out of Afghanistan prematurely. "It will leave the country in a mess."

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 2011 edition, pp. 4-15.

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