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Ireland’s most unromantic man is finally discovered - SEE POLL

Gave his wife a grave plot for her Christmas present

MOLLY MULDOON,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Thursday, March 3, 2011, 1:59 PM

Updated Thursday, March 3, 2011, 1:59 PM

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Flowers certainly wouldn't make up for some Ireland's most unromantic men's presents

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The shortlist is out for Ireland’s Most Unromantic Man -- and Eugene Shephard from Co. Kilkenny is top of the list after giving his wife a grave plot for Christmas.

The winner of the award will get to spend a week in Cyprus. On a positive note, one of the conditions of the prize is that the long suffering partners of the men must get to go on vacation as well.

Shephard defends his morbid gift as a "Christmas gift that lasts forever is... a grave.” He was nominated by his wife Bernie Shephard.

Another man who made it to the short list is Michael Kidd, 24, from Dublin City, who has vowed “never to buy his fiancee a card or flowers — not even for her funeral,” according to reports in the Irish Examiner. He was nominated by his fiancée Karen Alves.

Jana Langova nominated her boyfriend, 25-year-old Anthony Doyle, after he forgot her birthday for the second year in a row and bought her a car battery for Christmas.

Another Casanova worthy of nomination was Niall Dillion, 30, from Co. Westmeath, who likes to take his wife to the cattle mart for a sausage sandwich as a Valentine’s Day treat. Dillion was also nominated by his wife Christa.

Check out the most unromantic men and be sure to vote for your favorite at mostunromanticman.ie and www.facebook.com/IrelandsMostUnromanticMan

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sirpeter | Mar 03, 2011, 09:43 AM EST

jacers...I'm only messin'you are quite welcome to join Anto and I on Patrick's bridge..Here!! pull up chair..I mean a page of de Echo. We'll even find ya a dog. Begging was good yesterday,so we brought a few better quality bottles of plonk. We are going to the south of France for our holidays this summer ,you can come along too..We have found the vineyards a rich source of free wine. How bad is that!! ;))

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jacersagain | Mar 02, 2011, 05:28 PM EST

Apologies to my brethern sirpeter and antoman... Yes, I know Cha & Miah are Corkonian legends... just couldn't help a laugh about you guys on Paddy's bridge w/ yr dogs and the Ecco shoo-in, sorry Echo shoe-in.. Aahhh! Dem flippin' typos!

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sirpeter | Mar 01, 2011, 08:56 PM EST

jacers..Don't knock Cha & Miah..They were two famous characters in Cork known for their wit when it came to all things Cork..Though I will say they would not look out of place on Patrick's bridge.

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jacersagain | Mar 01, 2011, 07:59 PM EST

@ JerryLynch (what a fantastic pro-Semitic screen name!) - It’s not "auld" sod... "Auld" is Scottish, not Irish. Find a word to rhyme with “Oul’ Sod”. I await, with whiskey-laden baited breath, for your better soul-insired, I mean sirpetered inspired po, po.. p-p-p-po-etery.. btw sirpeter & anto just kindly passed me their bottle on the bridge an’ I took a smiling thenku slurp– Oh no! – *Bleurgh!* - ‘twas full of their slimey Cha & Miah dogs’ pisses!! #What kin of an’ auld fool am.. *aiai aiai*... Oiiiii...??#

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jacersagain | Mar 01, 2011, 07:36 PM EST

I used to give my late wife a present of a kiss every day I woke up beside her, saying, “Smooches, Love... Isn’t a grand day! Aren’t you lucky to be alive and to be my first wife?” That kept her in check.

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sirpeter | Mar 01, 2011, 03:22 PM EST

antoman..Cha and Miah!! You know they don't do tongue in cheek on IC. Cheers for de Echo and the mutt though. At least it won't depress me..Oh Look!! A train wreak..150 killed..I'll just send that page off to IC.It will cheer up this place to no end. They can spend hours commenting on how the Irish train driver was probably drunk.

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geoIIIIV | Mar 01, 2011, 02:56 PM EST

Having been with my lady(who sometimes gets flowers because I feel she is having a bad day) for over 50 years, I think these guys are jerks who do not deserve to be in the company real women. Let them run home and live out their lives with the only person who can or wants to really "love" them, their moms.

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JerryLynch | Mar 01, 2011, 02:47 PM EST

Would this be considered, "A little of the auld sod for the auld broad?"

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antoman | Mar 01, 2011, 01:58 PM EST

@sirpeter-we could be the new Cha and Miah. LOL!

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antoman | Mar 01, 2011, 01:32 PM EST

sirpeter..here's a copy of de Echo ta sit on and a little dog.Welcome to Patricks Bridge.

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sirpeter | Mar 01, 2011, 12:39 PM EST

antoman.. *whispers* I'm never leaving Cork..I don't care if I have to move onto Patrick's bridge next to ya. A homeless wino who accidentally smashed his full bottle of plonk,would have a better sense of humour then this lot.

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esatdigiwank | Mar 01, 2011, 12:00 PM EST

..and these broads are still with their husbands??

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RWBohn49 | Mar 01, 2011, 10:36 AM EST

Next Christmas, when Mr. Shepard does not buy Mrs. Shepard a present, he'll be able to say, "why should I buy her anything, she didn't use what I bought here last Christmas".

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cillowen | Mar 01, 2011, 10:32 AM EST

it depends how old and sick she may be. hope he has ordered an appropriate maker expressing his caring, at least.

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STUMPTOWN | Mar 01, 2011, 10:10 AM EST

I hope the plot was not on the lay away plan.

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