Tá Siad ag Damhsa Anocht
Tá siad ag damhsa anocht, na cailíní áileann, Níos faide ná smaointeoireacht , is ard ‘gus mór atá an ceol, Tá siad …
Suffer Little Children
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive …
My Ireland
Stephen James Smith, the founder of the once epic Glór Sessions in the International Bar did a verse for the St. Patricks …
Busker of Longford Town
There he sits as folk pass by His music fills the air around Some walk past fast lost in their own world …
Cursed Crossbreakers of Ballinalee
A tale of sectarian attack by Orange Order members on a grave of a sister of Thomas Newcomen Edgeworth as it was …
Edgeworthstown exhibition aids Pieta House – Fighting against suicide and depression and for urban horses and horse fairs
The fight against depression and suicide has many armies, one of the most prominent of late being PIETA House, and at a …
A Land Worth Fighting For
This is a land worth fighting for” William of Orange – attrib. “I fought to liberate the Protestants, not oppress the Catholics” …
Salmon of Knowledge
Tobar Segais by hazel trees nine Shed each a nut to the waters still And a salmon hungry there was swimming And …
No Horse Sense in Galway
The furore being kicked up over urban horses by supporters of Mike Cubbard a city council member rumbles on. Something of a …
Village of the Three Generals
St Johnstown, or Ballinalee From where the three generals hail Monroe, Wilson and McEoin Two Scotsmen, one of the Gael. All men …
The Homeless Are Not Just For Christmas
The homeless are not just for Christmas. We need to sort more hostels and housing and services to prevent it in the …
Cutting the Yarrow
A Halloween Game – as detailed here on the Irish Folklore Commission – in North Longford was called “Cutting the Yarrow“ Eleven …
The Hair Brained Fight the Hair Braiders
One arm of Galway City Council commissioned a derelict wall to be painted by a professional graffiti artist as the 2020 City …
Flanagan and the Lampost
Based on the story of an unfortunate from Kinnitty who got arrested trying to fight a lampost, got arrested, and told everyone …
Enda and Angela and the Apple of Eden
Enda was hungry having thrown his food away Angela was giving him nuts and berries every day But it was not free, the food …
Red Sky at Dawn in Ballybrit
Birds on the street eat litters breakfast buffet The crows and jackdaws take to the sky in fright Seagulls braver are tardy …
The Fourth Funnel
Proud men of Belfast built her Rivets driven blow by blow Built with inner savage pride Workers today seldom know… And from …
Hens Plan a Holiday in Scotland
“Thats a hens journey to Scotland” ~ North Longford saying (proverb) Irish Folklore Commission The hens had heard by fluttering word To …
Longford during the “Emergency”
Im of Longford extraction and am a Longford man to be when my cottage in Ballinamuck is restored and I move up …
66 Days – A Poor Tribute to Bobby Sands
Just in from watching “66 Days”, the Bobby Sands film, which is a poor tribute to the man, a twisting of history, …