... the glen on the left side of the river there is a wishing stone where you place your hands on the stone and make a wish. Always finish your wish with a thank you to the glen ...
Alastair Kneale - Sep 9 2015 - 2:36pm
... Language affairs. The new Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland), Leo Varadkar, who was born in Dublin to a mother from Waterford and a ... community organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad. The League’s primary objective is the reinstatement of ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 18 2017 - 9:13pm
... Cygnus with a spectacular view of the Milky Way as seen from Fort Island, and the 230p stamp shows the autumn group showing Pegasus and ...
Alastair Kneale - Aug 30 2014 - 11:16am - 0 comments
... The campaign's success has now secured shipment of the stone for cutting before transfer to Manx Memorials for specific work on the ... which will be used to provide an appropriate memorial stone as a fitting conclusion of his life. The trustees will need to raise ...
Valerie Caine - Feb 21 2017 - 11:21am
... horse can be seen in the background. The other side of the stone depicts a subsequent part of the tale. It shows the figure of Gunnar, who ... Celtic people with supernatural abilities. They arrived in Ireland from four cities 'in the far north' (thought to be Norway) where they ...
Alastair Kneale - Jan 1 2016 - 6:09pm
... people of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the gods of pre-Christian Ireland. This story tells of howOisin, when hunting with the others ... avoid this he angled himself in his saddle to help move the stone without touching the ground. Unfortunately the saddle strap broke and ...
Alastair Kneale - Aug 26 2022 - 1:17pm
... The former First Minister of Scotland on a visit to Ireland has said he believes Irish Unity is as inevitable as Scottish ... of Irish unity: “This is a matter for the people of Ireland and obviously for the north of Ireland in particular. It has to be done ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 30 2015 - 8:53pm - 0 comments
... The Irish Independent reports that the President of Ireland, Michael Higgins, Irish speaker and champion of of the Irish tongue, ... the visit was a fitting way to celebrate Scotland's links to Ireland." President Higgins visited Iona to mark the 1,450th anniversary of ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jul 22 2013 - 3:47am - 0 comments
... community organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad, The Gaelic League’s main aim is to reinstate the Irish language as the common tongue of Ireland. Since its founding in 1893, members have been actively promoting ...
Emmett McIntyre - Nov 23 2015 - 3:30pm - 0 comments
... past and present enemies of Gaelic, the Offical Language of Ireland. From the vicious persecution of Gaelic inflicted on Ireland by the English aristocracy to the misguided action of the Irish ...
Niall McCarsten - Oct 6 2013 - 9:03pm - 0 comments