Irish literary account asks people to tell a classic Irish story in just 6 words, results are magnificent
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Irish literary account asks people to tell a classic Irish story in just 6 words, results are magnificent

A TWITTER account dedicated to Irish literary news asked its followers to get creative-- and in true Irish fashion, people didn't disappoint.

The Irish Literary Times (@IrishLitTimes) had a simple request for fans of the account: Write your own classic Irish short story in just six words. No more, no less.

And it wasn't a problem for the hundreds of creative Irish people who immediately got on board-- including Ireland's favourite musician (No,not Bono-- never Bono) Hozier.

The account made the request on Sunday September 1st, but the trend seems to be growing in popularity and shows no sign of slowing down-- in fact, two days later the six word stories seem to be flooding in faster and more creative than ever.

Get settled in with a cup of tea (Barry's or Lyons'), because here are some of the best classic 6 word Irish stories.

Some were sombre; Ireland's dark shame.

Some related to Ireland's modern troubles.

Some were lighthearted; a balancing act.

 

Some encompasssed Ireland as a whole

What's more Irish than Father Ted?

Then of course there's the immersion...

It's hard to write when restricted.

Can you think of any yourself?

Comment your own six word story.

(As long as it's classic/Irish.)

It's hard to stop once started.

(Just a fair warning, you know.)