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Sixty Years of Sive

March 1, 2018 by Irish American Mom 2 Comments

Sive by John B Keane

In today’s guest post, Mattie Lennon shares the story and history behind the play”Sive,” which is one of John B. Keane’s most popular plays. Now running at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre, here’s how the Druid Theatre Company describes the play … “Nana and Mena bicker and provoke one another in the small smoky cottage where they […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Stage Tagged With: County Dublin, Gaiety Theatre, Irish Plays, Irish Writers, John B. Keane, Mattie Lennon, Theater

Introducing “Fields of Rye” By Des Garvin

January 8, 2017 by Irish American Mom 10 Comments

Book Cover of Fields of Rye showing a still lake in County Mayo

County Mayo is the setting for Des Garvin’s new book, Fields of Rye, based on the folklore and genealogy of Shrataggle and its surrounding villages. Two hundred years of family histories are shared, including stories of the two prominent families in the area, the Garvins and the O’Malleys.  Other family names from the area include the O’Tooles, […]

Filed Under: Books, Entertainment, Genealogy, Irish Life Tagged With: County Mayo, Des Garvin, Fields of Rye, Ireland's Coastline, Irish Books, Irish Folklore, Irish Genealogy, Irish History, Irish Rural Life, Mattie Lennon, Shrattagle

Finnegan’s Wake, With An Apostrophe – In Memory of Irish Poet Paddy Finnegan

April 1, 2015 by Irish American Mom 4 Comments

Portrait of Irish writer Paddy Finnegan

Each year on Saint Patrick’s day the Irish literati assemble on the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin to commemorate one of Ireland’s greatest poets, Patrick Kavanagh.  This year there was one poet missing, Paddy Finnegan.   In today’s guest post, Mattie Lennon, writer and folklorist, remembers his friend, sharing some beautiful memories of […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Poetry Tagged With: Dublin's Writers and Poets, Guest Post, Irish Poetry, Irish Writers, Mattie Lennon, Paddy Finnegan

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