http://www.independent.ie/national-news/rustlers-beat-law-to-drum-up-goats-180184.html
I guess that’s why they call it goat hide.
Well, that really gets my … er … goose.
djm
With the possibility of importing disease, that recently made headlines I reckon local goat hides are preferred.
In the Philippines there is a dish that’s a Christmas favorite: goat caldereta. It’s mighty tasty.
Um, that news item seems to have been dated March 2004.
Okay, Hands up who bought a dodgy Bodhran since then? 
Ailliliú, puilliliú …
djm
And the fact that it’s taken 3 1/2 years to come to our attention is scandalous, I tell you. The heavy-handed tactics of the ultra-secret Gárda goat squad are a national disgrace, and assaults with bodhrán tippers are up by 40%. Personally, I’d go so far as to propose a complete ban on bodhráns until this situation is resolved. Yes, that’s it …
An Old Irish expression meaning “hide them, but don’t get too friendly with them.”
I thought it meant, “Ow! Careful with that tipper!”
djm
Goats are extremely intelligent and make great pets if you have the room for them, like cows. It’s a shame when people kill them, especially when they’re stolen.
A relative of mine used to have a goat who really did eat everything in sight–if it weren’t for that goat I’d’ve thought that the old “goats eat anything” bit was a stereotype.
An international bodhrán ban…? (or moratorium) That certainly must be more importan than reducing the CO2 emissions? Bodhrán player of the world, unite!