So there was this man in Ireland who drove trains for a living. Many years ago, the Irish who drove trains for a living loved his job. Driving a train …
Oh man, I love discovering funny Irish videos on YouTube. This one came up as quite a surprise. It is a bunch of Irish dancers doing Irish dancing but with …
Every week I am getting closer and closer to finishing my top 100 Irish poems list. I hope if you have been reading the blog since the start or from …
I have recently been sharing many old Irish videos from the ’60s, ’70s and even ’80s. But today, I wanted to share a video from not so long ago, 2014. …
I recently shared this lovely poem about a newborn baby being fed and thought I would publish a post with 10 Irish baby boy and girl names for 2023. It …
This week I have picked number 58 from the top 100 Irish poems list. It is a beautiful Irish poem about a new mother getting up in the middle of …
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 …