Musings, ramblings and thought provoking articles from our team of talented writers - all views expressed are their own!
Religiously motivated fasting used to be a regular part of mainstream Irish life. Never quite as widespread or popular as feasting with the general public, religious fasting is still a strong tradition for one community in Ireland. Once upon a time, part of the excitement of St. Patrick’s Day was that it usually fell during […]
A local Irishman discussed making the huge transition from Ireland to big city U.S.A. What is the biggest move you’ve ever made? Richard Gilligan is a talented photographer who started out taking pictures of what he loved: skateboarding. That is how it usually begins for aspiring types, at least, that was my experience as well. […]
As nations fret and worry about accepting people who have arrived from other places, some driven by war or poverty, it may be time to consider the impact of previous immigrants to Ireland. Aren’t we all delighted with the Vikings these days? Who were the Vikings? They were marauding hordes from Norway who arrived on magnificent […]
Can you imagine being adopted by your actual mother who had chosen to hide the pregnancy? One man has lived this and gone on to share his extraordinary tale. Tim Brannigan is many unique things. For starters, he’s black and an Irish Republican. What that last part means is that he is part of the […]
Do you read the fine print when taking a chance on a seemingly great idea? This family learned the hard way. The Brain family are of Scottish lineage, but grew up in Australia. They called it home. In Australia, it has been heavily publicized in recent years that Scots were encouraged to return to the […]
Ireland has its own unique version of summer camp – two or three weeks of Irish language immersion in a rural Gaeltacht. Teens leave behind the comforts and coolness of home to speak only Irish (or else!), learn some new moves at céilí dances and see what they can get away with away from their […]
Some stories tug at the heart. What has his life been like since being separated from his father? A boy was led away from his father, the only one he ever knew. Now, three years later through luck, chance and what seems like good old-fashioned karma, they can finally be together again. That is, they […]
While people outside the capitol call Dublin ‘the Big Smoke’, the fair city does have some beautiful spots to get some fresh air. Heck, you can even hug the trees. Dublin city is a major European capitol. It’s a densely packed urban area with narrow streets with bumper to bumper traffic spewing fumes where people […]
Wearing s symbol of your love of Irish pride is usually rather obvious. What about things that aren’t easily seen by the naked eye? When you see someone walking down the street, it is usually easy to size them up rather quick-like. Depending on who you are, you may walk into a store and see […]
When you think of maritime strife, what do you remember? Why? Flashback to U.S History and my junior year of high school; we had covered everything up through the early, twentieth century. My teacher did not discuss the RMS Titanic which sunk in 1912, but luckily, I had immersed myself in that subject when I was […]
