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 …
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 …
This Could Be Ireland Through Which Im Passing
On a train journey from Macedonia into Serbia back in 2010, at the border crossing we entered the Presevo Valley. Reflecting on …
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 …
Blog – Nashville Comes to Galway at Monroes Live
Offaly singer songwriter Pete Kennedy has been making a name for himself in America the past few years, and is now bringing …
Passing Ballybrit Castle
By force won from the feirce O’Flahertys Held by Burke for the English Crown On the wrong side of the Wars of …
Flying a Drone in Merlin Woods
Flying a drone in the Merlin Woods in Galway today, I thought of when I watched the movie “Eye in the Sky” …
Miracle at Saint St Augustine’s Holy Well
All hope gone bar blind faith The child to the well he was brought In desperation and pure belief was bathed A …
Keeping Time Throughout The Ages
The Prague Clock… words to be posted! Finally got this old one of mine back online!
Lovers of the Lakes of Tears
The Imilchil wedding festival is an annual gathering of the Berber peoples so betrothals can take place. Unlike other Islamic societies, Berbers …
White Sails on the Claddagh
White sails on the Claddagh Sail out neath grey skies Red sails of the Hookers Fished there in days gone by White …
Treasure Sleeps on Chest of All She Needs
There is a lot of “we must look after our own first” going around now that the refuggees from Syria are on …
Plotting a Duel in Merlin Woods
Merlin Woods in a wood near where I live. A hospital is there now, and the wood is a public park. However, …
Looking Out at the Skelligs
From clifftop in morning mist A view I would have missed If weather was finer, or I had slept This murky view …
Honest Hands Build True
Honest hands build walls true: Work plain for all to see – Stands the test of time, Passed by walkers like me …
The Fall of the Germans of Vrsac
The Banat Germans dispapperaered after WWII. From forced migration to revenge attacks, only a small minority remain, often hiding among repectable minorities …
God Being Stupid Needs Our Help
A Jewish guide in the Pinkas synagogue tells a story that the Star of David is not a Jewish one at all …
I Had No Time Old Clocks to See
While walking in Prague way back in 2009 or so, I saw an old clock shop that I wanted to visit but …
Dahlia, Berber Warrior Queen
Background Story Known as “The Witch” (al-Kahinat) to the invading Arabs, she was a fierce and wise resistance fighter for the Berber …