Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in This and That on Apr 11th, 2014
The Ancient Order of Hibernians has condemned the minority of students at the University of Mass. and their “Blarney Blowout” celebrations on St Patrick’s Day. They also criticized newspapers and reporters that equate the observance of the holiday with drunkenness. Neill Cosgrove of the AOH pointed out that other ethnic groups are not subjected to […]
Posted in This and That on Apr 3rd, 2014
It was when Synge was writing in Paris with little success that W.B Yeats told him to go to the Aran Islands and “live as if you were one of the people themselves; express a life that has never found expression.” He did so and wrote his classic ‘The Aran Islands’ which he could not […]
Posted in This and That on Mar 18th, 2014
‘Wild Atlantic Way’ is a route stretching from the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal to Kinsale, Co. Cork. It is expected to become a main tourist attraction.
Posted in This and That on Feb 27th, 2014
The public in Limerick city is being asked their opinion on a proposal to rename two of the city’s landmarks in honor of JFK (the Shannon Bridge) and Brian Boru (Merchant’s Quay) to honor their contributions to the advancement to Limerick.
Posted in This and That on Feb 16th, 2014
Tickets for the Garth Brooks concerts scheduled for Feb. 25, July 26 and July 27 sold out within a matter of hours. A fourth concert is being planned.
Posted in This and That on Feb 12th, 2014
Water has flooded Cork City for the third time in a week, causing cancelling flights from Cork Airport and posing severe threat to property in the area.
Posted in This and That on Jan 30th, 2014
Football is the most popular sport in Ireland. It is known as ‘Gaelic’. It is a mixture of soccer and rugby and has been played since the 16th Century.
Posted in This and That on Jan 26th, 2014
Academy award nominee (Schindler’s List) Liam Neeson returned to his native Co Antrim home, Ballymena to film a documentary on his life for ’60 Minutes.’ While there he visited ‘All Saint’s Boxing Club’ where as a boy he had won the ‘Noble Art Award.’
Posted in This and That on Jan 5th, 2014
Centuries old traditions tell us to eat pork on New Year’s Day, as the pig ‘roots forward’ and never chicken because it ‘scratches back’. Salmon is good also since it swims forward but not crab since they walk backward. Root vegetables, such as carrots, potatoes and turnips are good luck.
Posted in This and That on Dec 25th, 2013
Merry Christmas from all of us at Conway Mill Trust!
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