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Greencastle girl who talks...
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25.02.08
A YOUNG Greencastle
girl is causing quite a sensation with her quirky
talent – speaking backwards.
Jane McCauley, or should we say – enaj yeluaccm -
discovered her unique skill some time ago but her
family only found out about it this year.
Jane, 10, who has a twin sister, has been
entertaining everyone with her back-to-front
wordplay ever since.
From the easiest words like cat - tac - to some of
the very hardest, the young schoolgirl entertains
with her tongue-twisting translations. |
"It’s easy and it’s
great fun. I was always able to do it," said Jane.
Mum Mary and estate agent dad Leo, from the fishing
village of Greencastle, were amazed last month when
they found out about their daughter's mindbending
skill.
The couple have five children including two sets of
twins.
"On new year's day, we were all at the table having
dinner when |
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my little nephew said I
can spell 'carrot' and Jane piped up, 'I can say it
backwards'," said Mary.
"She said she could always do it but we never knew.
From that day on, we've been having great fun with
it. Sometimes when we're out in the car, we shout
out different words to her and she shouts them
backwards to us. Some of her back-to-front words are
hilarious."
Mary has since been on the internet trying to find
out more about her daughter's unusual skill. She
only managed to find out about an entertainer who
appeared years ago on the Johnny Carson Show in the
US. Mary also contacted the Gerry Ryan radio show to
see if his listeners knew anything about it. Gerry
was so intrigued he put Jane to the test live on air
on Friday. The quietly-spoken Scoil Colmcille pupil
didn't disappoint as the veteran broadcaster threw
plenty of words at her including some about Bertie
Ahern and the Mahon Tribunal. Jane got a round of
applause from her schoolmates when she arrived a
little late into class on Friday. She is also the
envy of them all after Gerry rewarded her efforts
with VIP tickets to see Westlife at Croke Park.
Meanwhile, Jane has a lot to look forward to this
week. She is being flown to Dublin with mum and dad
on Friday to make an appearance later that night on
the Late, Late Show with host...‘Tap Ynnek'. |
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