So I’m home from visiting ‘my wee small boy,’ but feeling a little bit broken. So instead of a moany post I thought I’d repost an old one which hopefully you’ll enjoy. Living in Australia in my early twenties, was my first experience of living and working, with a variety of different nationalities. I loved … More Children don’t need to be politically correct.
We meet many people in our daily lives. To some we bring a smile, to others conversation, companionship or comfort. Often without knowing it we make a difference, the ripples in a day spreading wider with each person we meet. Here is a story about how one person changed a couples life, without even knowing … More Each life affects another.
Do you remember my old pal, the wonderful 83 year old kerryman who very reluctantly emigrated two years ago to England? It struck me today that I’ve never updated you all on how he’s doing. Well the short answer is he is still alive and definitely kicking. He and I have kept contact by phone, … More Remember my old friend?
Is there a poem which describes who you are, or how you think? Today is Poem in your pocket day. I first read of this on the blog of Annette Rochelle Aben. She tells us that as part of national poetry month today would be earmarked as a day in which we share a poem, … More What poem describes you?
This is a rant. Beware as there is a real chance that smoke will come from this post shortly. Today I went for a walk with a friend. We walk in the countryside where we meet very few cars or people. It’s an 8km loop which we do at least once a week and have … More It’s my blog and I’ll rant if I want to!
We all like to think we are invincible and will live to a ripe old age. We like to believe our children will also, but that is not always the case. One moment in time can change everything. This is organ donation week, a week to remind us to have ‘the talk’ and a week … More A week to remember a very special boy.
After writing my post the other day I couldn’t stop asking myself, why have I not encouraged my children to learn about the Ireland I grew up in? The one in which there were ‘The troubles’ in Northern Ireland? Why have I not spoken eloquently to them about the 800 years of English rule and … More Am I trying to ‘Reach the future through the past?’
One hundred years ago, Easter Monday 1916 in case maths is not your strong point, Ireland changed forever. A group of approximately 1,200 Irishmen and women, led by seven leaders, took over various buildings in Dublin city. Outside the GPO they read the Irish Proclamation, flew the tri colour (the flag we still use today) … More Tomorrow we rightly celebrate.
Imagine walking 50km? Fast? Like in the Olympics fast? Well that is what Rob Heffernan, an athlete from my adopted home in Cork, Ireland did in the London Olympics in 2012. He raced magnificently, crossing the line in fourth. Ireland is a very small nation, if there’s any hint of a chance at a medal … More Better late than never?
Sometimes something happens that goes way beyond what you think of as horrific. Last night at about seven thirty such a thing happened in a small town in Ireland. In Buncrana Co Donegal, a car somehow slid down the slipway of a small pier. In it were six people. For a few minutes the car … More It’s all we can do.
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