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Irish Visit Their Mammies

Feb 21st, 2016 by

One in two Irish people see their mammies once a week for Sunday lunch and one fourth speak to her 4-5 times a week.  This survey was passed around by Del Vita breakfast as part of their launch of Irish Mammies Company.

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Ennistymon Noted for Cascade Walk

Feb 20th, 2016 by

Ennistymon, Co Clare is noted for its Cascade Walk.  It runs along the River Guillenagh and clashes over slabs of rock.

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Did You Know?

Feb 19th, 2016 by

The bards believed that knowledge engraved in the mind and scrupulously passed down from generation to generation was immortal rather than transmitting on parchment which was easily destroyed.

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An Irish Saying

Feb 18th, 2016 by

A whistling woman or a crowing hen was never good for God or men.

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White Markings Painted on Game of Thrones Road

Feb 17th, 2016 by

White markings were mistakenly painted on the famous “Game of Thrones” road in Co Antrim by a maintenance crew.  Locals and city council demanded they be removed.

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Gene Causing Dementia Found

Feb 16th, 2016 by

Professor Tom Lynch and scientists in Dublin and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York believe they have found the gene causing dementia and a cure may be possible within 5-10 years.

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RTE Releasing Documentary About Easter Rising

Feb 15th, 2016 by

RTE has released a documentary titled “1916.”  It is narrated by Liam Neeson and will be available to 120 stations in US and worldwide.  Watch PBS listings.

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A Saying for Valentine’s Day

Feb 14th, 2016 by

Sometimes the biggest words are said through the smallest gestures.

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Movry Castle

Feb 13th, 2016 by

Moyry Castle was built in 1600 by Lord Mountjoy, Queen Elizabeth’s most ruthless general, to protect the main highway from Dublin to Belfast which was plagued by highway men.  The area was called Rock of the Robbers.  Mountjoy cleared the area by cutting the woods and building the castle on a rock.  When a mapmaker came into their territory in 1609, the inhabitants didn’t take too kindly to him and cut off his head.  After this the Crown’s surveyors worked only under armed guard.

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Will Your Children Have Red Hair?

Feb 12th, 2016 by

Couples can now test their DNA to see if their offspring will have ginger hair.  Experts estimate that if two parents have the gene, there is a 1 in 4 chance of having a red-haired child even if neither parent has red hair.

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