Alannah Ryane's Blog – October 2013 Archive (6)

Loftus Hall - The Most Haunted House in Ireland!

 

The Halloween 'Legend of Loftus Hall Experience Tour for Adults Only'  has been sold out for months! Having a wine and tapas bar and reserved table for after the tour had added to the value of this creative endeavour of the Hall's new owners.  

Near the end of my recent trip to Ireland, Wexford maritime historian and writer Jack O'Leary took me down to…

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Added by Alannah Ryane on October 31, 2013 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

From Ireland to America, Part 2: The Kennedy Homestead

On my last day in Ireland, before taking an early flight out of Dublin, fellow Wild Geese member and Irish-American Wexford farmer Oisin O'Connell offered to complete my Irish Tour by taking me to experience New Ross.  As…

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Added by Alannah Ryane on October 26, 2013 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

From Ireland to America Part One - Bonded through Time & Famine



Our Wild Geese teammate Anna Porter took me to two 'famine' graveyards in the county of Leitrim.  At first sight there are just stone walls enclosing areas of beautiful Irish green grass, but once inside the intensity is immediately felt.…

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Added by Alannah Ryane on October 18, 2013 at 5:30pm — 7 Comments

Ken Loach's 'Jimmy's Hall' and the Beautiful Carrick-On-Shannon – Part I

When Gerry Regan, executive producer of TheWildGeese.com, heard that I was preparing for my journey through England and Ireland, he asked if I could make my way to Leitrim and the film set of 'Jimmy's Hall' and report on the experience.…

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Added by Alannah Ryane on October 10, 2013 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

On the Set of Ken Loach's 'Jimmy's Hall'

Jimmy's Hall screenwriter, and former human rights lawyer Paul Laverty is certainly no stranger to controversy -- you only have to look at the comments on…

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Added by Alannah Ryane on October 10, 2013 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

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