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Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork 'Men of the South' by Sean Keating, depicting the men of an IRA Flying Column during the War of Independence. |
LUAIN --…
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Added by The Wild Geese on June 30, 2013 at 1:00am —
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SCENE 4 ~ NIGHTFALL ~ (Hillside, Breffny) YOUTUBE ~Witches Sabbath

“BLACK SABBATH”
WITCHES
HEAD WITCH
“Blessings one and all.
Gathered here tonight
Sisters! Sisters!…
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Added by The Last Torch on June 29, 2013 at 5:38am —
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It's time for another Wild Geese original crossword puzzle. This time around, we're exploring the Irish language. If you have some Irish, this puzzle may be quite easy for you; but even if you don't have any Irish, we've provided a link below to PotaFocal.com that will give you the…
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Added by The Wild Geese on June 29, 2013 at 2:00am —
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The story of…
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Added by The Wild Geese on June 28, 2013 at 3:30pm —
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Added by The Wild Geese on June 27, 2013 at 12:30pm —
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There is a fantastic text where I found the following lyrics which are narrated by the witches. After O'Rourke sings the opening "This lovely coast..." (see previous blog) The witches enter and sing these lyrics mostly with a drone accompaniment but also some fanfare. The lyrics are taken unedited from the Franciscan writings mentioned previously. Amazing words, fantastic read. Link --> …
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Added by The Last Torch on June 25, 2013 at 7:38am —
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“This lovely coast.
Although her beauty outshines most,
behind her veil her fierceness hides.
Her breath like fire turns the tides.
The night is bright and the moon catches a fearful sight.
Spanish ships ensnared between the rocks.
In the trap of the demon winds.…
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Added by The Last Torch on June 25, 2013 at 6:00am —
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Both the Blue-Gray Alliance & the National Park Service are having Gettysburg reenactments. Neither will be complete unless they include the following.
Colonel Patrick O’Rorke, County…
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Added by James Francis Smith on June 24, 2013 at 6:00pm —
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I recently finished reading "Transatlantic," by Colm McCann. Several years ago, a friend gave me McCann's previous novel, "Let the Great World Spin." I hated it; didn't like the times, didn't like the setting or the subject (mid-1970s drug-infested New York City).
I Loved "Translatlantic." It is story of a family (specifically a grandmother, mother and…
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Added by Jim Curley on June 24, 2013 at 3:30pm —
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St. Patrick's Old Cathedral Archives Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1860. Armed men protected the church against threats of Nativist violence against the church, the seat of the Archdiocese of New York. |
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Added by The Wild Geese on June 23, 2013 at 1:00am —
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Added by Brian O'Sullivan on June 22, 2013 at 6:23pm —
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Kylemore Abbey is located in one of Ireland’s most unique landscapes –- Connemara. Described by Oscar Wilde as “a savage beauty," it is a region of awe-inspiring, unspoiled and natural beauty. Its patchwork of lakes, rugged mountains, and windswept bogs certainly gives a sense of splendid isolation.
The Abbey…
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Added by Friends of Kylemore Abbey on June 20, 2013 at 3:30pm —
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Originally posted at ArtOfNeed blog for the Auld Irishtown Trilogy
By Eamon Loingsigh
Well, I’ve finally turned in the manuscript and in a month or so, I’ll hear back from Three Rooms Press concerning any edits considered.
The last few weeks, I tried to…
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Added by Eamon Loingsigh on June 19, 2013 at 9:00pm —
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Book Review
"That’s That" By Colin Broderick
Broadway Paperbacks $15
No memoir you have read about growing up in Ireland, not even Angela’s…
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Added by Sandy Boyer on June 19, 2013 at 2:30pm —
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We Irish have many 400th anniversaries, but few that can celebrate a happy event, given the state of our nation back in 1613. Leading Gaelic nobles had been exiled, their lands, especially in Ulster, planted with foreigners, their people destitute, dispersed to the forests and hills of Donegal, or emigrants, camped…
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Added by Brian O'Doherty on June 18, 2013 at 12:30pm —
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It was great, maybe this will do what JFK did in Berlin, with his "Tear Down this Wall” speech.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/obama-belfast-speech-a-great-day-for-northern-ireland-1.1432328
Added by David Dinning on June 18, 2013 at 2:00am —
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The following is a transcript taken from the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Monday, June 17th with County Tyrone native (and fellow Wild Geese member),…
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Added by The Wild Geese on June 17, 2013 at 5:00pm —
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http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-American-groups-continue-to-fight-subpoena-ordering-release-of-Boston-211674091.html
Irish American groups continue to fight subpoena ordering release of Boston
College tapes Group seek action from Secretary John Kerry
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Added by David Dinning on June 16, 2013 at 6:54am —
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Harry Boland, a Dublin tailor and Sinn Féin leader, left; Michael Collins, who would come to fight forces led by de Valera, center, and Eamon de Valera, right. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On June 16, 1917,…
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Added by The Wild Geese on June 16, 2013 at 1:00am —
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I thought it was worth noting that today, June 13th, is the anniversary of the birth of Irish poet, W.B. Yeats. William Butler Yeats was born on June 13, 1865 in Sandymount, County Dublin. He would go on to be among the most influential writers in the 20th century -- not just in Ireland, but throughout the world. He was a driving force behind the Irish…
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Added by Ryan O'Rourke on June 13, 2013 at 9:00am —
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