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A community portal about Ireland with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Ireland is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Politically it is divided into a... [more]

A community portal about Ireland with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Ireland is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Politically it is divided into a sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland, that covers about five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, covering the northeastern sixth of the island. The name'Ireland' derives from the name eriu with the addition of the Germanic word'land'.

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Bagpipes Annually Recall 600 Irish Warriors Hailed as Mexican Martyrs

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From the article entitled, "Bagpipers honor Irish who fought for Mexico" By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY "MEXICO CITY — Every month, a wail of bagpipes reverberates through a plaza in downtown Mexico City, causing startled passersby to stop and stare. Then, from behind the bullet-scarred walls of an old fortress, a platoon of Mexican bagpipers emerges through the gates — paying tribute to an obscure but divisive chapter of history involving Mexico, Ireland and the United States. The ceremony honors the St. Patrick Battalion, a group of 600 Irish-American soldiers who switched sides to fight for Mexico in the 1846-1848 Mexican-American War. On St. ... Read Full Story

Smithfield

Written by lr-jono on
So I find myself in Dublin again. A different hotel offers much more of an opportunity to take some pictures than the last time I was here , and so after dinner this evening I went for a stroll. The light wasn’t great but I managed to get a couple of shots worth posting. I’m staying in an area of the city called Smithfield. This is an old area on the north side that used to house a massive set of farmer’s markets, but has now been rejuvenated into an area of trendy apartments and bars. The area is dominated by a public square ... Read Full Story

Whisked Away

Written by lr-jono on
Well that didn't quite work out as planned. I'm sorry that I haven't posted about the DOC National as I talked about in my last post . I will have to return to it when I return. You see I am currently out of the country on business and the pictures I took are at home. It was a bit of a short notice thing to be honest. I will of course make the post I intended upon my return at the end of the week. So once again I find myself in Dublin. It's a fairly regular destination for me. I'm not sure ... Read Full Story

Czech Karlovy Vary A-List Film Festival's World Premiere of RTE Drama 'Damage' (2007) by 'Song for a Raggy Boy' (2003)'s Irish Director Aisling Walsh

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Pictured above: Steaming geysers nourish the lush red rose hedges along the icy mountain river in the center of Karlovy Vary's castle-lined boulevards, where once a year Hollywood goes 'Bohemian' at the world's most fabulous A-List Film Fest. And this year, it's party time for the Irish in Bohemia! 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Irish Director Aisling Walsh's new film Damage (2007) has its World Premiere at the 42nd Karlovy Vary Film Fest in the Czech Republic, which is among the top ten A-List Film Fests around the globe each year. The Karlovy Vary IFF is one of the oldest film festivals of ... Read Full Story

Beach Bum Back To Base

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I'm still unpacking from the trip to Ireland - both from the car and from the beaten up old trunk that is my head. No doubt bits and pieces will tumble out onto the blog over the next few weeks. It was good to be back on the 'oul turf spending time on uncrowded beaches framed by mountains under big sky. Chill zone central. As for surf, well, as Blackadder might have said to Baldric, " It was as flat as the flattest foot of the most flat footed platypus this side of the fens ". But some good spots were recce'd for next ... Read Full Story
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