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This is the road Tomás walked almost two hundred years ago as his library was lost to shipwreck in the bay behind us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/36321a43-32ff-4feb-8623-b14021d3df34/St.+Brendan%27s+Well.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out St. Brandan’s Well on Valencia Island. Notice the mosaic of Brendan, The Navigator, taking his disciples across the North Atlantic, possibly as far as Labrador. Leave a token when you visit or add your own stone scratches to the cross on the slate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/8f093bd1-f7cd-4857-92e4-e97f2ecb364f/Passage+Tomb%2C+Valentia.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out A neolithic or Bronze Age passage tomb in the middle of a pasture, one of probably hundreds throughout Ireland. This one is known as the Cool East Wedge Tomb. Cúil is Irish for corner or nook and is the name of the townland in which this was constructed thousands of years before the townland existed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/edb6f2de-6f7a-4af5-9768-c2f488c28b3d/Derrynane+Ho.+dining.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/a02aab63-fb42-4971-8dbb-4e12fb006d69/Bntry+house+from+above.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Bantry House from above with the three black squares visually dominating the scene. They are the shadows of the two servants’ quarters and the larger main house. The extensive formal Italian gardens can be seen on all sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/8b1179c4-6077-45dd-86bf-1a74e1b871eb/Sunflower+Pub.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The Sunflower Pub might be the only business in Belfast that still has their bomb-proof security cage left over from the Troubles in the 70s and 80s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/d0d6a4b9-9006-4578-8637-27bfbd260e01/sample+page.jpg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out A sample page—one of hundreds—of the unpublished A Memoir of the Congregation of the Mission in Ireland, England, and Scotland by Thomas McNamara, ca. 1865. I’ll explain more about my purposes in doing this research at another time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/ed278edd-4f5e-4e54-815f-5b2a4ebbb57c/Toma%CC%81s%27+memorial+%40+Abby.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out A modern (early 20th century) memorial for Tomás (d. 1848) on Abbey Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/9acfde41-3dae-4c9b-b010-86929b40da0b/abby+central+windows.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Darrynane (Doire Fhíonán or St. Finan’s woods) Abbey, the remains of the church gable, believed to date from the seventh century. On Abbey Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/c47ecadf-663c-4e7c-8e31-5a11cea0fae8/Coomakiste+passage+tomb.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Here’s another Bronze Age passage tomb at the edge of the Butter Road near the pass at Coomakiste which Tomás would have passed on his way to Portmagee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/22c309b6-9de6-4543-af41-76af7079da0f/Remains+of+crossroads+dance+stage.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The remains of a crossroads dance stage on Valencia Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/3f37878f-b89f-4954-bb1d-061082bdee74/Staigue+Stone+Fort.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Note the lower stairs leading up to defensive positions as well as the upper stairs leading to the top of the wall for offensive or peacetime purposes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/04f80c9a-1e53-49a0-8d26-675f1187d139/Drombeg+SC%2C+David+kernan.jpg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Drombeg Stone Circle, photo by David Kernan, from Wikipedia, a better shot than any of mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/e2fb14f1-eefa-4747-bcb9-9a2fbf6e0822/Drombeg+stone+circle.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out My own shot on a rainy October day looking through the portal stones toward the recumbent stone (or possible altar) at the far side of the circle. On December 21 the setting sun would be directly over its center. When it was excavated about 70 years ago a pot was found buried in the center of the circle. It contained the remains of a cremated young adolescent wrapped in a thick cloth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/cc14c7b3-7ea9-434e-80b3-7e5495364c2b/Quaker+archive.jpg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Some of the many shelves of old books and document collections in the Quaker Archive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/d5a02d27-c056-43ca-ad9f-d30ae34b3675/IMG_1847.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The front entrance to the Irish Traditional Music Archive, which is in a beautiful old Georgian house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/1bf64ee2-2c4a-40bd-8147-66a97319b21f/IMG_1848.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/4900ad2a-c9e8-4f02-88fe-75e42a9b0826/IMG_1849.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The chandeliered and gold-decorated ceiling of the room in the Teachers’ Club where the traditional singers meet every Friday evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/80671793-338e-410f-bea4-12a3501a5af4/Glenfarne+Valley.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/c26dbece-afea-41c5-ac14-beb0329f8adb/McHugh%27s.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out My first pint was on the house because “It’s your first time here.” I understand that on major holidays your first pint is free for everyone. Savvy marketing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/0e07c1c8-023f-490c-9e3f-c96b374a49c3/Local+hero%2C+Westport.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Bust of John MacBride, a local hero of the War of Independence. He was executed by the English in 1916. To the right is the view from the top looking north over Clew Bay with its scores of little islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/606a5ceb-9f78-4ce0-8a5b-5df55d8998d9/View+from+top%2C+CPat.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/2e774917-d38a-42cf-8a25-8c80b3c94362/Summit+fr+part+way.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out View of the summit from half way up. To the right is the view of Croagh Patrick from across part of Clew Bay. The little blip at the summit (a little to the right of what appears to be the summit from this angle) is Teampall Phádraig, Patrick’s Oratory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/ea13075b-cc02-4690-8a63-4fcecae996eb/Crogh+Patrick.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/b6fde9a3-2aab-4bf6-9d87-ea994d8592d7/gateway%2CMellifont+.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out A remnant of the gate of the outer defensive wall of Mellifont Abbey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/e635eb80-094f-4097-a3f6-e693eed7c162/Mellifont+archway.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Threatening-looking but effectively constructed arched passageway at Mellifont Abbey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/f86c137f-17a8-4444-8c72-e2d979ec0411/Monasterboice+round+tower.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The Monasterboice round tower—110 feel tall—built in the tenth century as a defense against Viking raids. It is missing its conical top but is otherwise in excellent condition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/e996b8a7-b8b0-468b-874c-ca664a3b3b5d/Boyne+Battle+center.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Cannon at the Battle of the Boyne Visitors’ Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/6d2ad140-7c9f-40ee-a910-a8b2854bdebc/Mellifont+detail.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Detail of the remaining cloister at Mellifont Abbey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/5b587daa-1178-4557-bb45-a73c270698d6/Monasterboice+High+cross.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out One of the three tenth century high crosses at Monasterboice with Biblical scenes carved into the upright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/df63cc52-54b8-4c2d-afa5-e09df0aa89cc/Monasterboice%2C+silouette.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/ea57a56a-6137-4005-a803-792515b3ed0a/Mellifont+Abbey.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Mellifont Abbey ruins. Most of the old buildings were torn down for their valuable building materials. 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Make it stand out Magdalene Bell Tower, ca. 1300’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/a86715d4-9ae5-4ec8-95dd-b4a1964040fe/St.+Lawrence+Barbican+Gate.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out St. Lawrence Barbican Gate or outer fortification, ca. 1200’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/2abe8433-6dde-4c93-95b5-414bdff19ccb/Goats%2C+2.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/7bccaf20-8dfe-40c4-a6fc-1b168a5aa054/Carrowkeel%2C+2.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/8a66e60f-4736-4e4b-a761-24ac94ed2694/Carrowkeel%2C+3.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/0b91b995-9044-4b8e-8fed-e3d9cfc8ce61/Colm%2C+silhouette%2C+back.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/134b157e-fcf4-4e9b-ab8d-579796b9b0e8/Derry+wall%2C+gate.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/7ff08b6f-8207-469e-a97e-f18a3baa3023/Linen+Hall+Lib..JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/9ce08db9-7b4e-4e6d-b7f6-4a1c24df0718/Giant%27s+Ring+dolmen.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/673869d7-fc41-4134-9c5c-8f8396f2b1c2/Screen+Shot+2023-04-10+at+23.40.22.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/47914956-5765-4806-aeb6-8b17d067984d/Luke+Kelly.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/9352a7ce-8607-46f4-bb71-1ecff9dec1d0/Sculpture%2C+rainbow.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/1c2dfabb-77e4-4514-95c5-1c1929e3b444/Screen+Shot+2023-03-30+at+14.52.56.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/aec79bd6-6c5c-4109-931e-9250ba3230b1/Screen+Shot+2023-03-30+at+14.47.20.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/5a701d5c-7018-4185-95dd-e2a884f49bda/Screen+Shot+2023-03-30+at+14.55.16.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/1ad650eb-705a-4702-8d22-b9c768765b47/IMG_1616.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/fb0b932c-5a82-4867-a11f-e4c09bd4934b/IMG_1617.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/d587988c-03c8-41ba-a191-cbdb98f47340/IMG_1615.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/ded6fb32-ae00-4b87-ac58-f5f1f5fad968/Celtic+knot.jpg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/7e205e35-d643-4d6f-bddd-1aadaa336cb1/Screen+Shot+2022-06-04+at+23.34.08.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The Castle Cafe, to the left of and just in front of the ruins of the Manorhamilton Castle, erected in 1634 and burned in 1652 and now a tourist attraction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/6a04e772-760f-44f6-99a7-1e9f4b8f6fa7/Errigal.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/8b97cc67-9a97-4311-9e2f-691c8ac21fb7/Panorama+fr.+N.+summit.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Panorama from the north summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/772031eb-0e93-410a-86eb-67dd38d0b6c7/Panorama+fr.+S.+summit.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Panorama from the south summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/b2206168-2c6f-47a9-8fd0-15d515c4e64f/summit+selfie.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out I’m on the south summit with the north summit in the background. I’m trying to hold the phone steady in the high winds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/ede79ebc-aec7-476a-948f-9cd0edeafc01/Church+hedge.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The workmanship—well, artistry—of whoever trimmed this 12-foot-tall hedge was so impeccable that I had to share it. Amazing! It was on the grounds of the Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Joseph in Coolaney, where my lodgings were that Wednesday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/c70e035f-8c33-43f6-9396-70b9a2f5378f/Tigh+Mholly.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Thursday night I spent in Tigh Mholly (pronounced Tea Wally) in Inverin, Co. Galway, at an inspiring mixed session of tunes and songs, conducted mostly in Irish and bursting with energy, dripping with pathos, and crackling with humour. Great craic! I was honoured to be the guest of the Irish national singing champion of 2016, Caitlín Ní Chualáin and her family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/cea6fb2b-a42d-40b7-84fa-44154b9d3272/Celtic+design.jpg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/a5fabf3f-10b8-4bc2-ad3f-f10d1a6ca278/Screen+Shot+2022-05-11+at+02.22.34.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out One of my favorite singing sessions is An Góilín in Dublin where I was honored to sing their “three in a row” spot during the session Friday evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/0ab5209f-029e-408d-a54a-51ca13a27daf/Chaplin%27s+Pub.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The Song Central session, on Sunday evening, is always a satisfying mix of traditional and contemporary songs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/d8b28e5c-7073-4f9b-ab82-45e306905dea/ITMA.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The staff at ITMA are eminently knowledgeable and helpful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/7e8e8788-bed8-49a9-8b08-796864aefaa8/Screen+Shot+2022-05-11+at+02.57.02.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/9ff56d1d-9e57-472d-aacc-7e7ff555e738/Belfast+City+Hall.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out I did get a shot of the Belfast City Hall, a Victorian building in the Baroque Revival style, completed in 1906. It’s just across the street from the Linen Hall Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/96215c32-a804-4c01-b4dd-4e1e68b387d7/Celtic+tree.jpeg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/240ebb6e-6cfb-48ca-b9e8-d9b9619f4c93/Joe+Heaney%27s+headstone.jpg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Joe Heaney’s headstone in the Moyrus cemetery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/05cb0fd4-1df5-48c5-af09-4b22cfd82133/Sonas+B%26B.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out I stayed at Sonas B&B. Lovely accommodations. (Sonas means happiness or good fortune in Irish.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/d78e4e57-efff-4a94-9e4c-16b9a63d6662/Carna+Community+Center.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Many of the events were held in the Carna Community Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/435c046f-2edb-494c-a125-5724266de097/Screen+Shot+2022-06-05+at+00.03.59.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/18c32227-51c8-49e8-ac16-5d32a083bc3a/IMG_1419.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out A statue of Michael Collins in Clonakilty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/c4aecb8e-1473-4056-b332-b295ead8e0c3/Screen+Shot+2022-05-18+at+17.40.11.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/f97a0050-13a3-40d0-92df-8c7117ff3735/Screen+Shot+2022-05-23+at+01.18.02.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/91fe14cc-ae01-4290-b416-f03614b15a56/Screen+Shot+2022-05-23+at+01.24.18.png Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The Sunflower is, I believe, the only establishment in Belfast that still has their bomb-proof entry cage left over from the troubles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/5685f4ba-e6d6-41cb-9b58-550168ea7504/IMG_1417.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/ae19dd29-40fa-4a19-9db4-0871487baceb/Durkin%27s.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Durkin’s Pub in Ballinacarrow, Co. Sligo, where we had a rousing singing session on Wednesday night with luminaries Vince Hearns and Rosie Stewart present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/51b4e9d8-b2b7-46de-ac6d-624c32cefb1b/Church+trees.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Also on the grounds of that same church—actually in front of what appeared to be the priest’s residence—was this startling tree arrangement. I couldn’t help but wonder if there was some subconscious motivation, maybe from the early Irish Christian church in which priests were allowed to marry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/2f040e40-b141-4792-8f12-5859809aa588/Hughes%27+pub.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Friday night I was at the session in Ballinamore Bridge in east Co. Galway at Hughes’ Pub, now under the third generation of the Hughes’ family management. I was the guest of singer and collector Declan Coyne and his wife, Teresa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/30f3c655-f03c-45b7-b8b0-11cb9eb4ed10/Conradh+na+Gaeilge.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/b11cdbb3-1e83-4d7c-a9e1-4bc0c6806fde/David+at+Moore+Street%2C+%2722.jpg Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out On Saturday afternoon at the Moore Street Market you’ll always find Diarmuid Breatnach at his table of literature and petitions to save the Moore Street buildings from demolition and redevelopment. https://www.facebook.com/diarmuid.breatnach These buildings were among the most important in the Rising of 1916 and developers want to tear them down to build stores and hotels so they can make more money. I’m standing before the Irish tri-color and the starry plow, the flag of the Irish Citizen Army, which was among the main factors in the 1916 Rising. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/8f2031c1-818e-4769-8d02-fa3836ff0561/Hodges%2C+Figgis.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out I always stop in at my favorite bookstore in Dublin, Hodges and Figgis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/23e078c1-17a0-42ff-b7b4-4bb132ba74ed/Linen+Hall+Library.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out The mosaic entryway to the Linen Hall Library, a major research center in the north of Ireland. The facade was covered with scaffolding so I took this shot instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/be3e1da1-a1f6-43f9-8e74-9f36a5f92f3e/Moran%27s+Pub.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out This is actually Moran’s shop, just in front of the pub, but the only place where the name “Moran” is prominent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/ca1238e2-401e-4023-b98b-6649b2f834b4/Josie+Sheain+Jeaic%27s+headstone.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out Josie Sheain Jeaic, another notable singer and neighbor of Joe Heaney, is buried nearby. I was fortunate to be in a number of sessions with him the last time I was in Carna. He died five years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc0f3f5b10f259842fb74e4/b335e5ff-1918-436e-a209-d91429cb88d3/Glynsk+House.JPG Ireland trip, '25 - Make it stand out A mighty céili was held at the Glynsk House with great music, dancing (both sets and solo step and sean-nós dancing), and singing. Great craic! https://www.davidingersonmusic.com/new-page daily 0.75 2022-01-02