Here is a collection of Irish toasts and blessings to help you ring in the New Year, with a little bit of Irish wit and wisdom. Happy New Year To All! Image Credit “Always remember to forget The troubles that pass away. But never forget to remember The blessings that come each day.” […]
Archives for December 2011
Nostalgia For A Lingering Irish Christmas
Discarded American Christmas trees line sidewalks mere days after the festive occasion. A sadness swells in my heart when I see them, abandoned to a mulching fate. Image Credit Christmas Day in Ireland marks the beginning of festivities, not the end. I miss post-Christmas Irish get-togethers, throughout the Twelve Days of Christmas. Bottles of whiskey, […]
Happy Christmas From Irish American Mom
Merry Christmas to all. I hope you have a wonderful time, filled with love, family and friends. Image Credit Thank you to all who have found my blog, and taken time to read my ramblings. Your kind thoughts, comments, and support have meant the world to me over the past three months, as I took […]
Over The Rooftops – A New Christmas Song
Earlier this week an old college friend sent me a link for a Christmas song he wrote. “Over The Rooftops” is written by Frank Foley and performed by “The Allstars”. Ever since I first listened, I have been humming it in my head, singing it to the kids, and driving everyone crazy with my out […]
Newgrange – Ireland’s Megalithic Wonder Of The Winter Solstice
Older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Newgrange is Ireland’s finest megalithic monument. Today, when the sun rises on the morning of the winter solstice, this mythical tomb will reveal its ancient, astronomical secrets. Image Credit On the shortest day of the year, a shaft of light from the rising sun, enters the […]
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