Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in This and That on Mar 4th, 2015
So far, almost 42,000 supporters, including 6 MP’s, have signed the petition to RTE Channel 4 to stop the production of a sit-com based on the Great Hunger. You can join in:www.channel4.com/4viewers/contact-us.
Posted in This and That on Feb 23rd, 2015
The Humanist Society of Ireland is calling for a ban on baptismal certificates as proof of a child’s religious affiliation. Almost 6% of people in the Republic said they had no religion in a 2011 poll. 85% said they were catholic. The church controls about 905 of the primary schools.
Posted in This and That on Feb 15th, 2015
Sign seen on a road near Cork: ‘To make a right turn, make three left turns’.
Posted in This and That on Feb 14th, 2015
Some superstitions for Fri the 13th: If a rooster comes to your door and crows it means visitors are coming; if a magpie greets you at the front door, it means death and if your chair falls over when you get up, that means bad luck will befall. Some modern day superstitions that we follow […]
Posted in This and That on Jan 30th, 2015
Rounders is a game similar to softball. It is played between two teams that alternate between batting and fielding, with nine players per team. Rules were formulized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland in 1884. It is very popular with school children, especially girls.
Posted in This and That on Jan 27th, 2015
Emily and Jack are the most popular names for new babies in Ireland.
Posted in This and That on Jan 1st, 2015
Wishing all our readers a healthy and prosperous 2015! Conway Mill Trust Board of Trustees
Posted in This and That on Dec 20th, 2014
A ‘homing stone’ refers to a piece of rock that is removed from a sacred well or shrine and mysteriously returns to the place of origin.
Posted in This and That on Dec 14th, 2014
The Ozark Mountains in Missouri are called ‘The Irish Wilderness’.
Posted in This and That on Dec 12th, 2014
St Columcille, the third most famous saint in Ireland, was born Dec 7, 521 in Gartan, Co. Donegal. In Gartan there is a stone called ‘the flagstone of loneliness’ which heals the hearts of homesickness of those leaving Ireland. It is said Columcille slept there before his self-imposed exile to Scotland.
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