Halifax Courier - by Sarah Kelley REVELLERS flocked to enjoy the craic at the 18th Halifax Irish Festival. The event - the culmination of a week marking Irish culture - saw the Halifax’s Piece Hall turn green for the celebrations. Society secretary and project manager Peter Timmons said: “We’ve had monsoons in the past but this year we had the best weather for a long time. “Irish culture is a big part of Halifax and it’s important that we celebrate it and everyone has a good time.” There was music from The McCarrons, Giants Causeway, Nathan Carter Band and Belt of the Celts. Visitors also enjoyed performances from the Jodie Kennedy Irish Dancers and Cassidy Irish Dancers, along with stalls selling Irish hats, scarves and badges and Guinness. Stephen Brown and Rebecca Snell of Lee Mount, Halifax, who were at the event with one-year-old Lola-Mai Brown, said: “It’s a really good event, there should be more like this happening at ...
WhichEngagementRings.com Countless people all over the world find the signs and meanings of Celtic jewelry designs beguiling and like to have a collection of gold or Celtic knot silver jewelry. There are many lovely pieces of jewelry depicting Celtic knots and other Celtic designs and it can be absorbing collecting jewelry with either a specific type of shape, for instance the triquetra, or a set including all styles and designs. It can provide more significance to your collection if you appreciate something regarding the history and tradition of the Celtic people who used these designs in their daily life on their jewelry and everyday items. Though meanings of Celtic knot designs are, in general, vanished to us, nonetheless a great deal is recognized regarding the history of the Celtic people. The time of Celtic history dating from around 600 AD. in Great Britain after the Roman Era, known as the Insular Art period, saw an outburst of jewelry crafting. Artisans used precious meta ...
Ballinrobe’ Jenny Mulvey stars in ‘Grainne Mhaol’ Mayo News - Henry McGlade Teacher, singer, musician and development officer, Ballinrobe native Jenny Mulvey’s schedule has always been busy - and now it’s set to get even more hectic. The multi-talented Mayo native is taking a lead role in ‘The Legend of Grainne Mhaol’ - an exciting new traditional Irish music show that will run at the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport for a nine week spell every Wednesday evening during July and August. “I’m really looking forward to the opening night. The talent and enthusiasm in the show is something else, and with people like Cora Smyth, Darragh Healy, James Kilbane and Brian Cunningham all on board it is going to be an extremely exciting voyage for all of us,” she said. Over the years, Jenny has mastered classical, ecclesiastical, pop, country, punk and almost everything in between, but most of all it is traditional music that she has ...
The Independent - by Dermot Crowe Under Lar Foley, Dublin’s hurling class of ‘91 came closest to unseating Kilkenny, writes Dermot Crowe. FOR a few short years a group of hurlers wore the Dublin shirt with requisite honour and distinction to lay a few bogeys, win a few friends, even influence a few people. They were guided by a legendary force of nature, Lar Foley, an uncompromising personality for whom Dublin hurling abandoned its chains and temporarily joined the free world. They didn’t win anything of lasting significance but they were a key player in the plotline of Leinster’s hurling narrative around the turn of the 1990s. The GAA hadn’t fully embraced the modern communications age in a country then under the spell of Jack Charlton’s team. The capital’s hurlers passed through almost unnoticed. Yet they came close, the width of a post, to winning a first provincial title since Foley’s own playing days in 1961 when, in their sec ...
Falls Church News Press - By William M. Dowd - Thursday, 02 July 2009 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — In the wooded hills above the Glenlivet factory complex in the Scottish Highlands, the view is of history and modernity blending as smoothly as the whisky produced by Scotland’s oldest licensed distillery. On two marked trails, one used by distiller George Smith and one by smugglers of illicit whisky, I got a sense of the laborious work and persistence that has always gone into the making and distributing of the storied spirits of Scotland. From enduring onerous taxes levied by the British crown to battles over operating illegal stills to internecine battles between rival smugglers and distillers has come today’s major industry that is second only to North Sea oil drilling as far as revenue is concerned. The Glenlivet region, a valley in the Speyside area of Scotland, has for centuries been a leading producer of non-peated whiskies — single malts and blends wit ...
Halifax Courier Published Date: 01 July 2009 THE 18th Halifax Irish festival kicked off last night with a folk gig at Halifax Irish Club. Music came from Sabrina Piggott from Cork, on guitar, supported by Mark Ward on bodhran. Peter Timmons from Halifax Irish Society said: “She plays very original, upbeat, modern folk. It was the first time we have done an Irish folk evening, but if something works we build on it.” The folk gig was the first music event in a week of concerts, gigs and a dinner dance, culminating in the Irish Festival at the Piece Hall, Halifax, on Sunday. The day will see bands including the Nathan Carter Band, Giant’s Causeway, the McCarrons and Belt of the Celts, plus Irish dancing from the Cassidy School, Halifax School and Kennedy School, with plenty of stalls, food, shops and beer tents. It takes place at the Piece Hall from noon to 5.30pm. Monday night saw a quiz night at the Irish Centre.
Queensland Times - Melanie Maeseele JEMMA McCarthy has been dancing since she was a tot, but even she is feeling a little anxious about her next big gig. The Redbank Plains teenager will fly to Scotland next month to perform at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in front of the Queen and a worldwide TV audience of millions. Jemma is one of Australia’s top highland dancers, but says nothing she has previously achieved will match stepping on to the historic stage in Scotland. “I am excited, but I must admit I’m feeling pretty nervous too,” the 15-year-old said. “The experience will be great and I’m really looking forward to it.” Jemma will join only 45 other dancers from throughout Australia who will be performing at the tattoo. The ambitious and talented dance student has been performing with her dance instructor Lynelle McAtee since the age of four. Ms McAtee, who has more than 37 years of experience teaching highland dancing, began mentoring J ...
The 2nd Australian Gathering of the O'Dea Clan was held in Adelaide, South Australia in February 2010. Photos from the event can be found here: Clan Gathering in Adelaide in 2010
The 7th International Gathering of the O'Dea Clan was held in Ennis, County Clare in July 2008. Photos from the event can be found here: Clan Gathering in Ireland in 2008
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