Proud Aging Irish Mother - Irish Culture
I would tell you my mother's age, yet she would kill me. She is very proud. Yet this past Mother's Day weekend, she didn't get to go out to dinner with my brothers and I. We didn't get to hangout back home at Mom's. My mom was in the hospital. ... [... more]
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Eamon De Valera - Irish Culture
Eamonn De Valera ( actually named Edward George de Valera) was born in Manhattan, New York on the 14th October 1882. He was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Ireland and his political career spanned over half a century, from ... [... more]
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Subscribe to the Irish Culture Newsletter - Irish Culture
Ireland has changed considerably in the past 5-15 years, especially in her cities and villages. Her contemporary face is modern with the makeup of being part of the EU, yet its souls & roots are its people. The Irish abroad, the Irish emigrants - ... [... more]
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First Duke of Wellington - Irish Culture
Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington,was born,probably in Dublin, on 1st May 1769 into a powerful and rich Aristocratic family. His "Irish" heritage was something that he abhorred all of his life, his most famous comment about it [... more]
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Traditional Irish Music - Irish Culture
Traditional Irish music is still very much firmly rooted in the history and culture of Ireland.Experts can argue about the authenticity of modern Irish music, especially the commercialised versions such as "Riverdance", but since all music is a [... more]
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Mothers' Day an Irish High Holiday - Irish Culture
Mother's Day in Ireland is on a rotating schedule, based on the date on which Easter falls. It is halfway into Lent, which begins 40 days before Easter Sunday. It is both a religious and secular holiday, as the Blessed Mother, Mary, is thought of ... [... more]
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Christmas Day in Ireland - Irish Culture
If the family hadn't been to Midnight Mass, it's usual for Catholics to go to early mass on Christmas morning. In the past, if was a requirement to fast since the night before in order to take communion, which would have been desired on Christmas ... [... more]
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Waterford Crystal Ball "Hope for Fellowship" - Irish Culture
With over a million people watching the ball drop from the "Crossroads of the World" at Times Square last year, and with 70% of the U.S. population celebrating New Year's Eve at home, the Waterford Crystal ball that drops this year will have a . [... more]
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Irish Halloween, Samhain - Irish Culture
Samhain (pronounced sow-in) is a ancient Celtic holiday, marking the end of autumn, the begining of winter, and the end of the Celtic year. What does "Samhain" mean? To pagans, Samhain is one of the four Greater Sabbats, or holidays. It is ... [... more]
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St. Patrick's Day - Irish Culture
The legends that surround St. Patrick are almost as mysterious as the man himself. It's not the only thing to eat in Ireland, but it's a good choice for St. Patrick's Day. You don't have to be Irish to satisfy your sweet tooth with this chocolate ... [... more]
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An Irish look at the Irish! - Irish Culture
Ireland has long been known as the "Land of Saints & Scholars". For a thousand years it has well earned such a title. It is often said and not altogether untrue, that while the rest of the world was still "running around in loin-cloths& [... more]
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