How often real life events resemble the opening lines of old bad jokes. But apparently according to the BBC four Irish church leaders did, or at least tried to approach the Western Wall of Herod's Temple in Israel and were turned away. Reports differ as to the events of the rejection.
One witness' account claimed that when the Roman catholic Bishop and the Northern Ireland Presbyterian Elder began to wrestle on the ground beside the Holy Wall security guards were forced to remove the quartet. Others reported that the late night singing of old sad Irish ballads was the reason for the removal.
Western Wall neighbor, Moshe O' Dayan explained: "I left Ireland to get away from those weepy wailings. If they want to sing Danny Boy let them stay in Emerald Isle."
The third conflicting report said that the four Irishmen were staggering and weaving their way down the top of the wall and Israeli authorities removed them for their own safety.
