Posted in Did You Know? on May 5th, 2018
The leprechaun is a solitary creature, focusing all his attention on making shoes. He can usually be found holding both a shoe and a cobbling hammer. Leprechauns are the size of a bulky young boy with wrinkled faces, gleaming eyes and surprisingly graceful movements. They are also known for their love of beer, foul language, […]
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Posted in Did You Know? on Mar 31st, 2018
Circa 700 BC Celts arrived from parts of Gaul and Britain, and divided Ireland into provinces.
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Posted in Did You Know? on Feb 28th, 2018
Camogle is the version of hurling for female players. It is very similar to the male version, with some minor rule changes, such as a lack of special rules for goalkeepers, the allowance of hand passing, the use of a smaller ball (or sliothar), and a 60-minute game instead of a 70-minute one. Camogle players […]
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Posted in Did You Know? on Oct 31st, 2017
The origin of Halloween Games Celts looked to the future at Samhain and could see ‘clues’ to the year ahead in the simplest things. Even peeling an apple could provide a clue to the name of a future wife or husband; if the peel was allowed to drop to the floor as it was peeled, […]
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Posted in Did You Know? on Jul 6th, 2017
Who said “It is next to impossible…to toss a brick in the air anywhere in County Galway without it landing on the head of some musician.” James Galway – Flautist Born in Belfast in 1939 Quote is from ‘an Autobiography (1978)
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Posted in Did You Know? on Jun 10th, 2017
The credit for inventing this variation of the hot toddy goes to Joe Sheridan, the chef of Foyne’s Restaurant in County Clare in the 1940s, who mixed Irish Mist liqueur with hot coffee and sugar and topped his creation with thick cream. Today, Irish whiskey is more commonly used and whipped cream is often substituted […]
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Posted in Did You Know? on Apr 7th, 2017
This High Cross is located on the site of an early Christian Settlement at Monasterboice, County Louth north of Drogheda.. The 10th century cross is known as the ‘West Cross’ and also the ‘Tall Cross’. At 21 feet high it is the tallest high cross in Ireland. The east face (shown) depicts the […]
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Posted in Did You Know? on Mar 17th, 2017
“Yes Dear, there is a Virginia”- Virginia Ireland that is. Virginia is the second largest town in County Cavan. It was founded in the 17th century during the Plantation of Ulster and was named Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I of England. It is near Lough Ramor, one of the largest lakes in County Cavan. It […]
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Posted in Did You Know? on Feb 26th, 2017
Irish Roots: Watching ‘The Quiet Man’ on TCM recently reminded me that the legendary actor John Wayne does have Irish Roots. Wayne who was baptized Marion Robert Morrison (middle name later changed to Mitchell) was the great great grandson of Robert Morrison. Robert Morrison was baptized at Connor Presbyterian Church in Kells […]
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Posted in Did You Know? on Feb 20th, 2017
Did you know that planting a potato in your back yard is good luck? Assures you that you will never go hungry.
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