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Jim Curley
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Winston Churchill
Started this discussion. Last reply by That's Just How It Was Apr 17, 2015. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Two thousand and fifteen marks the 50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's death. What's beyond the caricature of the indominable Brit of the Second World War and drinking pal of Franklin D.…Continue
The Meaning of the Poppy
Started this discussion. Last reply by Seathrun Dec 3, 2014. 1 Reply 4 Likes
Here is a copy of the letter written by a Wigan soccer player to his club's owner on why he is not wearing the poppy on his uniform. What say the members of TWG? Dear Mr Whelan I wanted to write to…Continue
Anybody ever done any DNA testing for heritage?
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Richard Johnson Nov 4, 2013. 9 Replies 0 Likes
If you did, was it a worthwhile experience? Would you recommend the service you used? I look at those heritage maps that show Norman influences in some parts of Ireland, Spanish in others, and…Continue
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Getting to be My Favorite Christmastime Song
Posted on December 19, 2014 at 9:00am 6 Comments 5 Likes
The Boys of Barr na Sraide
Oh the town, it climbs the mountain and looks upon the sea
At sleeping time or waking, 'tis there I'd long to be
To walk again that kindly street, the place where life began
And the Boys of Barr na Sráide went hunting for the wren
With cudgels stout they roamed about to hunt the dreólín
We searched…
'Machine Made': A Second Look at Tammany Hall
Posted on July 3, 2014 at 3:30pm 8 Comments 7 Likes
In "Machine Made: Tammany Hall and The Creation of Modern American Politics," author Terry Golway doesn’t sugar-coat the negative aspects of a New York institution that flourished for about 100 years. What he does is swing the pendulum back from a crazy imbalance caused by…
'One Great Irish Spot': Syracuse's Tipp Hill - Where Green Goes on Top
Posted on March 13, 2014 at 10:00am 19 Comments 7 Likes
After the Erie Canal was finished, many Irish people settled west of Syracuse on a hill overlooking the canal. This area became known as Tipperary Hill. When the city first installed traffic signal lights in 1925, they placed one at a major intersection in the main business district…
Great Irish Romances: Oisín and Niamh
Posted on January 29, 2014 at 9:00am 11 Comments 3 Likes
I don’t know what to make of this story, a great adventure of pre-Christian Ireland. There are many variants to this tale, but here are the basics: Oisín (oh-SHEEN) is one of the…
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Cead Mile Failte Jim. We hope you are enjoying the Wild Geese. Is there any content in particular that you'd like to see here on The Wild Geese? Let us know. Belinda:)
Hello Jim, I see that you have commented on Mayo, my father's family is from Ballina, and I have family there still, I will be going back in August when they will be celebrating "The Gathering"
My mom is also from Mayo, under the shadow of Mt. Nephin. Her brother, my Uncle John, married a woman whose aunt, Mary Mangan, was lost on Titanic. My cousins were very involved in the commemoration of that tragedy last year in Lahardane.
Welcome to the New Wild Geese and enjoy your "gathering."
Thanks, Jim! Like many emigrants, Brida came home eventually. She moved from Galway to Dublin in her old age and I remember her visiting our house there with sticks of barley sugar for everyone, inculding my father whom she still thought of as her little nephew.
Jim - Thanks for stopping by the chat today! As marketing coordinator for The Wild Geese, I just wanted to find out how you heard about the chat or what reminded you to stop by?
Jim, you had asked about having trouble posting with a Mac. The only difficulty I encounter periodically, using Safari, is the hyperlinks don't respond to my clicking. When that happens, I have to refresh my browser's cache (Apple-R). Try clearing all your browser's cached files.
Hi Jim,
Nice to meet you! Looking forward to future talks
Jim
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