My father came from a place called "The Heath" in County Laois, Ireland. He used to always tell us we were "Heath Men" which meant we were strong and proud. I always thought he was saying we were "Hate Men" and I would always get angry and smack things when he told us. Curiously, it took him a long time for him to realize what I was hearing.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- I used to think that County Durham was in Ireland.Anon
- I used to believe that Ireland was called that because it really is an island!Anon
- Someone told me People and fish went to the same place.I thought they meant humans get flushed— MrK
- When I was young I thought the IRA was like the IRS and that Ireland was overrun by irate tax collectors.— jhager
- I used to believe lepers came from Ireland. Like leprechauns, only with less body parts.Anon
- I used to think there was a place called Caucasia and everyone from there was Caucasian.— Lucy