The Last Torch - Overview

DOMHNAIGH -- On Oct. 26, 1771, John (Juan) MacKenna (left), who would rise to fame in South America, was born in Clogher,…

Hello, fellow Wild Geese! 

We're delighted to announce that The Irish Pub film will open at cinemas in the U.S. and Canada today! The…

This is from a series of programmes released in 2009.

This programme is about Achill Island where music was an integral part of island life. "You get serious goosebumps as you march into into the Church if your band is going well," Piper Conal Mc Namara states, as he describes playing with an Achill pipe band on St Patrick's day.

In keeping with the Tory Island theme ...

This is a video on the Musical culture of Tory.  It's part of a series of programmes released in 2009 exploring the rich musical culture of Ireland's islands.

Found in the seas off the coast of Donegal, Ireland's most northern county, Tory…

We were expecting her unwelcome visit thanks to the ingenious invention of Radar, which had been developed during the dark, frightful years of World War II. All we could do was prepare for her inevitable onslaught. She was conceived and born on the African continent…

I teach genealogy at a senior center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.. This city is a virtual melting pot of many nationalities of the world and people of many colors. We sometimes get into discussions that really are "food for thought." It is…

The word "Halloween" owes its origin to the ancient Celtic harvest feast called Samhain, which occurred on the eve of the Celtic New Year, November 1. Several foods are traditionally eaten at this time, especially Colcannon and Barmbrack, a yeast fruit…

A game of hurling in Mercedes, Argentina (1917)

A frequently asked…

It was Samhain, the night when the veil between worlds was parted, the night when the spirits would come back to earth and commune with earthly mortals. As a child, he had often heard the tales told around the fireside but as he grew older, he dismissed them as harmless ghost stories…

The…

Sherlock’s Team Visits Dallas…

We are delighted to be Heritage Partners with The Wild Geese!  We are just home in the USA after a few months providing small group tours in the Wild West of Ireland. We thought we would get the (Gaelic) ball rolling with our latest…

In a sense (of history), I have a personal recollection of General Phil Sheridan and his arrival at the battlefield at Cedar Creek  on October 19, 1864 when he rallied a beaten Union Army and launched…

At the end of next month, I will celebrate 18 years as an employee of the City of Tucson. I spent nine years on Patrol with the Police department and now work in clerical for the Fire Department.

I just spent time in the retirement office, looking at retirement payouts and end dates. I have Five years, two and a half months and 15 days.

I will retire at 56...and then it is off to Ireland six months out of the year...and a thatchie of my own, hopefully…

Back from exceptional Spiral Journey in Ireland.  Solid sunshine and warmth was only outmatched by the gracious welcome and warmth of the Irish people.  Will posts pictures later.

Now planning next Spiral Journeys May and September of 2015.  I have shared Wild Geese with many people in both Ireland and in Maine (latter is my home state now) 

Great Irish Warmth to one and all!  Ann 

The Irish Jasper Greens are a militia group out of Savannah, Georgia where they first fought in the Mexican War and are still around today (established in 1842). 

We’re supposed to play only that were written in the mid 19th century, which is when the American Civil War takes place from 1861-1865. However, if we’re getting ready for battle or a mock trial then we put…