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Across the Room and Into the Fire, Pt. 2
There would be no going up into the attic on the first night in our grandparent’s home. For one, they slept one bedroom down the hall from where we were sleeping, and we were certain to be discovered. More importantly, … Continue reading
Fifty Objects (IV)
I hesitate to refer to either of the following as ‘objects’, but they can be touched, and they can touch me back…when they feel like it, or when I let them. Just outside Kildare, at the Solas Bhride Centre, is … Continue reading
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My Life in Fifty Objects (3)
It would be easy (and I am tempted), to write the story of my life in fifty objects merely by making a list of the books that have influenced me the most. However, that is a series for another … Continue reading
Piano Lessons
I had an important bit of work to do and needed peace and quiet. So I summoned the creature and let it be known that unless it was an emergency or he needed me to make him something to eat, … Continue reading
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My Life in Fifty Objects (2)
Childs’ hand on pillar (complete with bullet holes) GPO, Dublin, Ireland.
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My Life in Fifty Objects
Because I said I would. Earlier this year, Arran Q. Henderson posted an excellent piece entitled; A History of The Easter Rising in 50 Objects; by John Gibney, historian. I re-blogged the piece, which in turn led to an interesting … Continue reading
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Rabbit
He came from a poor family. That was bad enough. What was worse, he had a large family; he loved them all, but there was never enough to go around; his mother was too busy taking care of his brothers … Continue reading
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech; saying what you want to say, when you want to say it. Expressing yourself. Your opinions, beliefs, desires. Seems like a basic human right. Denied to many people over the course of human history. People have fought … Continue reading
Ray of Light
Newgrange is a Neolithic passage tomb located in the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath, Ireland. It is over 5,000 years old, which makes it older than both Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. The site has many remarkable features, both … Continue reading
An Lucht Siúil
Travellers. Walking people. I’m a walking man myself. One day, I was walking from Sligo Town to Drumcliff, and felt the need to feed the weeds. I waded off the roadside into some trees, and found something I didn’t expect. … Continue reading
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