79-Year-Old Woman’s ‘Miracle Cure’ Guinness And Raw Eggs
I love stories like this! Maggie Ives was moved into a nursing home earlier this year for end-of-life care. She was suffering from chronic kidney and cardiovascular disease. Ives was …
I love stories like this! Maggie Ives was moved into a nursing home earlier this year for end-of-life care. She was suffering from chronic kidney and cardiovascular disease. Ives was …
This Waltzing Matilda cover has to be one of my favourite covers I have ever heard. I was browsing YouTube as I usually do on Fridays when I came across …
A wonderful Irish poem and popular song, “She Moved Through the Fair” by Padraic Colum (1881-1972). While initially it was written by Colum, it later got taken up by many …
Ever wonder what Irish farm life was like back in the 1970s in Ireland? Back then, these farmers had no phones, electricity, television, running water, toilet or car. A simpler …
This week I picked a powerful poem by Austin Clarke titled The Lost Heifer. This poem was published in 1936, and it was a time when Ireland’s nationalism was under …
Ever heard the expression, “Ah, sure he did an Irish goodbye”? Well, it is quite a popular party trick. What is an Irish goodbye? It is basically when you leave …
Irish people have made some incredible Irish inventions over the years. For such a tiny nation, we certainly have had quite a significant impact around the world. Previously I shared …
This week, I chose number 27 on the top 100 Irish poems list for my poem choice—the tragic tale of the greatest poem ever composed in the Irish oral tradition. …
Another great poem by the incredible Patrick Kavanagh (1904 – 1967). A lovely Irish poem that has no break in its 14 lines. Kavanagh speaks about the thought and feeling of …
Today I am bringing you a rare piece of Irish history. It was known as a travelogue Rare early footage from rural Ireland and possibly the only extant footage of the …
It is another week and another famous Irish poem! I hope you have been enjoying my weekly Irish poems. This week it is a poem, a song and a ballad …
Sailing to Byzantium is a powerful Irish poem. Another week, another Yeats poem! He features so many times in the top 100 Irish poems list that it is hard not …
I was delighted to see the new trailer featuring Colin Farrel and Brendan Gleeson titled ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’. The trailer came out yesterday, and I have to say that …
Well, since we are fast approaching September, I thought a poem about Autumn would be appropriate. This poem comes in at 35 on the top 100 Irish poems list. Every …
I hope you have been enjoying these old Irish videos. I have tried to find one every week, and you can see a selection of the posts here. This video …