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• Abortion Law Death Sentence In Ireland
  on Nov 29, 2012 in Savita Halappanavar Catholicism Irish culture Women's health Ireland Galway hospital Abortion in Ireland Abortion fetus
  This post isn't about abortion. It's about choices. It's about choosing one life over another, and who makes that choice. 31 year old Savita Halappanavar died needlessly on October 28, 2012 at University Hospital Galway. She was a 31 year...
• Irish workhouses
  on May 21, 2012 in Irish work house Potato Famine Irish law Irish history
  Ireland in the 1800s was a notoriously difficult place to survive. The absolute last resort, the last hope before starvation, was the work house. Entering a work house meant leaving your family, your possessions, and your dignity behind you.  ...
• Roadside Shrines
  on May 10, 2012 in Irish shrines Irish culture Irish history Irish religion Irish pagan roadside shrines
  Romantic stone structures sit along the road, on hilltops and in holy places across Ireland. As shrines to a religious figure or an homage to the Irish dead, they all connect Ireland with the past. Each of Ireland's roadside shrines is unique.&nb...
• Ireland's Alcatraz - Spike Island
  on Apr 3, 2012 in Irish monastery St. Carthage Alcatraz Irish law Irish prison Spike Island Jail Journal island history John Mitchell
  From holy island to smuggler's paradise to prison, Spike Island was host to some of the brightest and darkest Irish legacies. Spike Island has been a monastery, smuggler's den, and prison. In the 5th Century, St. Carthage fou...
• Downsizing
  on Mar 20, 2012 in materialism keeping up with the Joneses price and cost Irish houses downsizing American culture
  Houses in Ireland are smaller. Cars are smaller. People are thinner. Impersonal Expensive Old House There's something to the stereotype that American's are braggarts slaving at jobs they hate to out do the Joneses. So many people know the pr...
• Irish Work Ethic
  on Mar 7, 2012 in rat race Irish culture work ethic corporate grind poetry
  My job description There are two conflicting stereotypes about Irish work ethic. Are the Irish proud craftsmen or shiftless layabouts? Yes. Lately, I've been working 12 hour days, 7 days a week. I used to work 30 hours a week. I had time to go to th...
• My Marriage and the Rag Tree
  on Feb 26, 2012
  Trees have always been worshiped worldwide; they represent growth, decay, and rebirth.  My marriage has been in rags; in need of rebirth.  Soaking a scrap of clothing in a holy well to sanctify it, then tying it as an offering to a sac...
• Irish Death
  on Feb 21, 2012
  A toast to your coffin. May it be made of 100 year old oak. And may we plant the tree together, tomorrow. The Irish embrace death with a mixture of humor and nostalgia, as they do most else. The traditional Irish wake, a glorious send-off of love...
• Real Irish Saint Patrick's Day
  on Feb 15, 2012
  St. Patrick's Day In Ireland St. Patrick's Day parades, green beer, and corned beef are all American traditions dating back to the 1960s. Surprised? St. Patrick has been revered since the fifth century for bringing Christianity to the common peopl...
• Irish Valentines
  on Feb 11, 2012
  Throughout  Ireland romantic rituals add a touch of Irish spirit to Valentine's Day. In fact, the body of Saint Valentine himself is believed to rest in Dublin. The rocky shores and high cliffs grace a country smaller...

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