A Chara, - This proud son of a Mayo man takes issue with those who claim the term "culchie" is derived from the name of the Mayo town of Kiltimagh. This would be equivalent to claiming that the term "jackeen" is derived from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta!It is more likely that "culchie" is derived from the Gaelic "cul an ti" (rear of the house), just as Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is derived from the Gaelic "droch fhola" (bad blood). And what - only the angels know for sure - did Samuel Beckett have in mind when he penned Waiting For Godot ... "Go dea?" After all, we're waiting forever for that character to show up! - Is mise,Gearoid O Gabhlain,Arda Thir Oileain,Gaillimh.