Month: September 2021

• Paul’s Story – New Book 2

  

  It was at Mick Harte’s funeral that I first met Paul Quinn, a popular and friendly man who was, before this occasion, a stranger to me. Paul, however, had been a very good friend to my Uncle Mick and he had, I was to discover, helped my father’s brother to avoid the full penalty of […]

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  September 27, 2021

  Article Series, Fiction, Funerals, History, Ireland, Part Work, Short Story, Update

  Custom, Death, Folklore, Funeral, Ireland, Tradition

• Tony Cullen and the Gauger – New Book 1

  

  Young Tony Cullen, if you have never heard of him, was descended from a long line of ‘Poteen-Makers’. It is not surprising then to learn that he was a young man who was filled with a practical wit, wisdom, cunning, and a fertile mind that would help him get out of many dangerous situations. His […]

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  September 21, 2021

  Fiction, History, Ireland, Legend, Part Work, Short Story

  Custom, Folklore, Ireland, Legend, Poitin, Spirits, Tradition, Trickery

• Irish Tales – A New Book

  

  I am in the process of writing a new book and I am requesting the help of those who follow my blog. I will be putting the first draft of each story into the blog for each of you to read and review. It is important that you review each story constructively; Do you like […]

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  September 15, 2021

  Fiction, Ireland, Marketing, Short Story, Uncategorized

  Books, Folklore, Ireland, Short Story, Tradition

• The Bride

  

  An Irish Poem The bridal veil hangs o’er her brow; The ring of gold is on her finger; Her lips have breathed the marriage vow. Why should she at the altar linger? Why wears her gentle brow a shade? Why dim her eye, when doubt is over? Why does her slender form for aid Lean […]

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  September 13, 2021

  Factual, History, Ireland, Poem, Update

  Bride, Custom, Ireland, Poetry