▁is ▁a ▁lud ic r ous , ▁incon gru ent ▁or ▁log ically ▁abs urd ▁statement , ▁generally ▁un recogn ized ▁as ▁such ▁by ▁its ▁author . ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁Irish ▁is ▁a ▁late ▁addition . ▁ ▁The ▁" I r ish ▁b ull " ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁a ▁statement ▁what ▁the ▁d ang ling ▁partici ple ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁syntax , ▁or , ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁a ▁j arring ▁or ▁am using ▁abs urd ity ▁is ▁created ▁by ▁hast iness ▁or ▁lack ▁of ▁attention ▁to ▁speech ▁or ▁writing . ▁ ▁Although , ▁strictly ▁speaking , ▁Irish ▁b ull s ▁are ▁so ▁struct ured ▁gram matically ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁log ically ▁meaning less , ▁their ▁actual ▁effect ▁upon ▁listen ers ▁is ▁usually ▁to ▁give ▁v ivid ▁illustr ations ▁to ▁obvious ▁truth s . ▁ ▁Hence , ▁as ▁John ▁Pent land ▁Mah aff y , ▁Prov ost ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin , ▁fam ously ▁observed , ▁" an ▁Irish ▁b ull ▁is ▁always ▁pre gn ant ", ▁i . e . ▁with ▁truth ful ▁meaning . ▁The ▁" father " ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁b ull ▁is ▁often ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁Sir ▁Bo yle ▁Ro che , ▁who ▁once ▁asked ▁" Why ▁should ▁we ▁put ▁ourselves ▁out ▁of ▁our ▁way ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁for ▁poster ity , ▁for ▁what ▁has ▁poster ity ▁ever ▁done ▁for ▁us ? ". ▁Ro che ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁Sher idan ' s ▁model ▁for ▁Mrs ▁Mal ap rop . ▁ ▁Y