Poor Scholar of Today
What to me is Gael and Gall?– “Poor Scholar of the Forties”, Padraic ColumbLittle Greek or Latin is taught nowScholars of former …
No Dancing From The Easter Sun
Musings in verse on the current issues of consent, and the Ulster Rugby scandal. The Scots Law judgement of “Not Proven” would …
No Difference Between Us – Save8Rally in Dublin – Blog
https://t.co/WgE4tXPaoG — Tomás Ó Cárthaigh (@tomasocarthaigh) March 10, 2018 “Theres no difference between us” said a Protestant from Donegal, who while chatting …
Ireland – Is It But a Notion?
As the Catalan Independence movement is crushed for now by Spain, we remember the Irish declaration of 1919… the events of the …
1798 Thinking
“Thats 1798 thinking” ~ Longford phrase meaning its an old fashioned notion and idealist, unlike modern reality To think like we did, …
How Lucky Are We
“Was it for this the Wild Geese fled?” Poor Irish – how lucky are we In these modern times, in our land …
Who Has a Welcome From All At Banagher Horse Fair?
There went out the question from one who was not yet there About the month of September and the Banagher Horse Fair …
Reflections on Orange Day
As the Orange Day celebrations passed off without much incident in the North of Ireland, an unprecedented event happened “in Connaught” as …
Jobstown Not Guilty – There is still justice in an Irish Court
The victory of the Jobstown protesters against the false imprisonment of Joan Burton gives hope that there still is justice for the …
Black Swan on the Claddagh
The black swan still swims on the Claddagh, showing example to our people as times of heightened tensions have seen attacks on …