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Holidays in Omeath 2007-03-02 01:48:00 Omeath is in the Irish republic, just over the border with the north. It is roughly half way between Dublin and Belfast. It has changed a bit from the time we used to go there on our holidays , but not by much. One of the good thing about growing up in the north was that when you crossed the border to go on holidays, as most people did, you thought you where on another planet, mind you, there were some in the south of Ireland who would go out of their way to make you feel exactly that, but most were friendly and very happy to have us spend are hard earned money. Holidays
back then were not like today, it costs hundreds to go anywhere now. In our days you had to make do with very little, it was about getting away from it all, just getting a break from the slums of Belfast. We made our own fun at little or no expense, think that was so the grown-ups could spend more in the bar. 3 pennies would have been the most one could have expected and if you got one of these you were lucky. A shilli
Irish Rugby 2007-02-28 05:05:00 Now I'm not one to 'rub' it in, as they say, but I have to say the Irish
boys give the boys across the water a bit of a red face in the Rugby
. 43-13 at Croke Park. What a match. I feel sure we will be seeing more of the same in the future as this team can only go one way, and that's up. Great game lads
This is the river Drowse in county Donegal 2007-02-22 17:52:00 MemoriesI was around 16years old when my Father took me on a fishing trip to Donegal
.Not for the first time mind you, as there were others before. This one however sticks out in my mind, for it was then that my father bought me my first pint of beer, and although legally, I was to young to drink at the time, it was no big deal back then, in fact I sat at the bar in full view of all the punters and the barman without anyone batting as much as an eyelid. I have to tell you, I felt like a man for the very first time in my life. I can’t remember the name of the bar, only that it was in the main street in Bondoran in Donegal. My dad had warned me not to tell mum that he had bought me a drink and, of course, I didn’t.It turned out to be a one-off though, because I don’t remember another until I was 18. Apart from the fond memory of that first pint with my dad, there were also the glad and happy memories of the whole experience of being in Donegal, and fishing on what I can only descri
Poem about the Irish famine 2007-02-03 03:11:00 DARK ROSALEENBy Sister Anne Therese Dillen I thirst beside the heather-laden bogs – no Samaritan for me;no one here to see that I shall die amidst theplenty, in the field – and that its yieldwill sail to shores beyond the sea. How can it be that flocks of sheep can find their fillwhile I lie empty and in pain?or is it vain to beg attention to my plight? How can I fight when I am listless, drained alone, shrunken to the bone while others eat what I havegrown in toil? Woman of the soil – I fade against a wall of human greedand - sower of the seed – I languish as it grows... Read more:Irish
The Irish Fairies, click here to learn more 2007-02-02 01:22:00 This is one of the best sites I have found on fairies and well worth a visit.The Banshee"The bean-sidhe (woman of the fairy may be an ancestral spirit appointed to forewarn members of certain ancient Irish
families of their time of death. According to tradition, the banshee can only cry for five major Irish families: the O'Neills, the O'Briens, the O'Connors, the O'Gradys and the Kavanaghs. Intermarriage has since extended this select list. Whatever her origins, the banshee chiefly appears in one of three guises: a young woman, a stately matron or a raddled old hag. These represent the triple aspects of the Celtic goddess of war and death, namely Badhbh, Macha and Mor-Rioghain.) She usually wears either a grey, hooded cloak or the winding sheet or grave robe of the unshriven dead. She may also appear as a washer-woman, and is seen apparently washing the blood stained clothes of those who are about to die. In this guise she is known as the bean-nighe (washing woman)." to find out mo Read more:Fairies
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Happy St Patricks Day to all 2007-03-16 01:23:00 The sad thing is that these days, St Patrick himself is all but forgotten on his feast day, March 17th. I have to admit that I myself know little about him apart from the stories I learnt at school. I remember when the St Patricks
day parade committee was set up in Belfast years ago. I was not on the committee but was working away in the background doing my wee bit for National identity. To tell you the truth, I think it was more to do with getting one over on the Brits than it was about St Patrick. However, the parade was a great success and has carried on to this day. Unfortunately it is becoming more like a gay rights day,or a Mardi Gras [Commonly called Fat Tuesday - the day before Ash Wednesday and the first day of the Roman Catholic season of Lent.]than a day to remember Ireland's Great Saint and show your Irishness. So Why not find out a little bit about the man by clicking on the link above. Read more:Happy
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