Tag Archives: Ireland

Treat America like Ireland

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

When the musical of my life is written and performed there will be a massive, sour-faced chorus all singing “why don’t you have your phone?, oh, where is your phone? oh why why can’t you keep your phone?”. The chorus … Continue reading →

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St Patrick’s Day in Key West

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Celebrating all that is green, white and gold in the southernmost corner of the sunshine state

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Flagging enthusiasm, Taxidermy and the Turkey dinner

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

At Thanksgiving, and other holidays that center on family and feasting, it is important to have a hobby. Although I am spending the holiday with people to whom I am not related, I felt it wise to develop an interest … Continue reading →

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No more turnip lanterns

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

News reaches me from Spalding, Lincolnshire in the UK where they are supplying all of Europe with pumpkins for Halloween. Hurrah for Spalding. Much has been written here before of the Irish habit of hacking up turnips (also known as swedes … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s cultural contributions to the world

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

Things are different in Ireland, as I trust you can see from the You Tube clip below, thoughtfully supplied to me by Valiant Valerie during my brief sojourn in England’s West Country. Most people who holiday in Ireland are lured … Continue reading →

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Co. Down Northern Ireland

Posted on September 15, 2010 by
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On Being An Irish Work Of Art

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

To the newly refurbished Ulster Museum in Belfast to see an exhibition of contemporary Irish art.  The usual stuff–a windswept field from Basil Blackshaw, some abstract but distinctly boggy from T.P. Flanagan and women in shawls huddled on the back of … Continue reading →

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Not the worst Irish bar in the world.

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

To the Roisin Dubh or Black Rose, an Irish bar just steps from my hotel in Boston. It is not the worst Irish bar in the world–there is strong competition in this field–but neither is it the best. I ordered the bangers and … Continue reading →

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Mark my homework Doris!

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

  Dear Doris, So impressed am I by your Brixham and Crimewatch haikus that I thought I’d give the form a go myself. Strange as it may seem, Japanese poetry never made it on to the high school curriculum in Belfast … Continue reading →

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Eat your hearts out Irish art fans

Posted on May 29, 2010 by

  The Crone picked up this picture today in a consignment store, for $15.75, reduced from $19.75. She loves it. It is not signed and is painted on cork board. The Crone will be heavily implying that it was a … Continue reading →

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