The History of The Irish...Worldwide
Martin Corey has spent more than three years in Northern Ireland’s Maghaberry Prison. Although he hasn’t been charged with any crime, there is little prospect that he will be released any time in the foreseeable future. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, a British Cabinet Minister, has revoked his license – parole in…
Added by Sandy Boyer on July 1, 2013 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
Firefighters Killed Battling Arizona Blaze
Courage and devotion to duty seems to be second-nature to many in this Arizona city. More than a century ago, beloved Prescott Mayor 'Bucky' O'Neill set out from the town when his country…
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We're rapidly approaching the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Sabine Pass. The occasion is being celebrated as "Dick Dowling Days." Information is available here.
Though a relatively small engagement, Sabine Pass represented…
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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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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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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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By John Bruton
American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles (Anchor Press, 2012, 416…
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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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“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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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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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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| 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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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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Originally posted at ArtOfNeed blog for the Auld Irishtown Trilogy
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…
Added by Eamon Loingsigh on June 19, 2013 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments
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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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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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
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