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Posted by Cindy on Jul 1, 2011 | 4 comments

In Gratitude to Lady Gregory

If you love old Irish stories and tales, chances are you’ve heard one through the storytelling of Lady Gregory. Who Was Lady Gregory? Born Isabella Augusta Persee on...

Posted by Cindy on Jun 21, 2011 | 1 comment

Sunwise Walking

Happy Summer Solstice! Thinking about the sun (and I’m not currently seeing it where I am!) made me think about the ancient Celtic tradition of turning sunwise or...

Posted by Cindy on Jun 10, 2011 | 0 comments

Book Wars

You probably like reading. You’re reading this blog, after all. Many of you are book lovers, like me. Can you imagine a war being fought over a book? This was not...

Posted by Corey on Dec 31, 2010 | 14 comments

75 Best Irish-Interest Articles and Posts

While ash clouds, winter weather and a financial crisis dominated Irish news this year, our look back on 2010 reveals there were many writers celebrating the wonders of...

Posted by Corey on Jun 18, 2010 | 3 comments

Best E-Guidebooks for Ireland Travel

My carry-on just got a whole lot lighter now that I won’t need to carry a single printed book for my trip to the Emerald Isle. Whether you favor the Kindle, Nook, iPad...

Posted by Guest on May 30, 2010 | 0 comments

A Taste of Ireland’s “Haunted Ground”

Book review submitted by Kim Hathaway Haunted Ground When farmers cutting turf in an Irish peat bog make a grisly discovery, the perfectly intact body of a young woman...

Posted by Corey on May 19, 2010 | 1 comment

#104 Audiobooks with a Taste of Ireland

Episode Guide – Podcast #104 Audiobooks with a Taste of Ireland We have a listen to Frank Delaney’s “Venetia Kelly’s Traveling...

Posted by Guest on Mar 4, 2010 | 8 comments

Book Review & Giveaway: Venetia Kelley’s Traveling Show by Frank Delaney

Submitted by Kim Book Review: Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show by Frank Delaney I was delighted when the Irish Fireside offered me an advance copy of Frank...

Posted by Guest on Oct 2, 2009 | 0 comments

Glorious Tipperary – Home of the Historic Rock of Cashel and Bolton Library

Submitted by Phil Rock of Cashel (08.10.08) – Cashel of the Kings Panorama, originally uploaded by Philipp_Roth. The village of Cashel in County Tipperary is the...

Posted by Corey on Jun 9, 2009 | 3 comments

A New Way to Read Ulysses for Bloomsday

corey says… I have to say, reading Irish literary legend James Joyce can be a bit of an undertaking for someone more accustomed to short, snappy blog perusing. So...

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