April 2014 Blog Posts (69)

'The Wild Swans at Coole'

 The Wild Swans at Coole

by William Butler Yeats

The trees are in their autumn beauty,

The woodland paths are dry,

Under the October twilight the water

Mirrors a still sky;

Upon the brimming water among the stones

Are…

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Added by Bit Devine on April 4, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments

The Story Behind Catholic Rosary Beads

Along with the cross and the sacred holy water fonts, the small beads that make up Rosary beads are one of the most…

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Added by The Irish Store on April 4, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

Ireland's Top 8 Most Remote & Beautiful Churches

Ireland is home to some of the most beautiful churches, cathedrals and oratories. We’ve compiled a list of our top 8 favourite churches found throughout Ireland, most of them in remote…

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Added by The Irish Store on April 4, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

Spring Is Sprouting!



After the winter that many of us experienced, it's hard to believe it, but spring is finally on its way.

We asked our Facebook followers to tell us where they would plant their shamrocks if we sent…

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Added by Tiffany Silverberg on April 2, 2014 at 4:00pm — No Comments


Founding Member
Commodore John Barry Book Award for American Maritime Literature

An annual Commodore John Barry Book Award is established by the New York Council, Navy League of the Unites States for the purpose of recognizing significant contributions to American maritime literature and to encourage excellence in authorship. Such maritime literature should be…

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Added by Liam Murphy on April 2, 2014 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Big Momentum - Light of the Diddicoy

Light of the Diddicoy, the historical novel about Brooklyn's Empire Stores waterfront gangs as told by a 14 year-old Irish emigrant, is continuing to surprise the book industry and gain momentum. New interest is popping up in different areas, including Europe as the…

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Added by Eamon Loingsigh on April 2, 2014 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Ed Moloney on the Ivor Bell Case

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Added by Sandy Boyer on April 2, 2014 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Ogham: Ireland's Ancient Script

Following on from the Belleek video in our series of Meet the Makers Videos here on The Irish Store is our trip to Ogham Wishes Workshop in the remote village of Knockcroghery in County Roscommon in March 2014.

Ogham writing is Ireland’s ancient script. It can still be…

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The Craic Is in Cuba: A Live Community Chat With John McAuliff of Cuba/US People to People Partnership

The  following is a transcript from the LIVE Community Chat held here at TheWildGeese.com on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 with John McAuliff of the Cuba/U.S. People to People Partnership.  Some editing has been applied for clarity.  John has started a members' group here on The Wild Geese called…

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