Celtic Moment

Most people around the world tend to believe that, when someone says Irish (the language), is talking about an accent in English. In fact its usual to think that everybody in Ireland talks in English. But thats not true. There is a whole language, on a completely different branch of the European language family tree, distant from French and Spanish, stranger than Slavic languages and more exotic and beautiful than many languages: Im talking about the Irish Language, the Gaelic. Original from Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people, Irish is now spoken as a first language only by a small minority of the Irish population but is also used as a second language by a larger and expanding minority. It also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state and is used across the country in a variety of media, personal contexts and social situations. It enjoys constitutional status as the National and first official language of the Republic of Ireland, and it is an official language of the European Union. Irish is also an officially recognized minority language in Northern Ireland. While Irish is quite different , there are some things that make it pretty interesting and easy to learn. For example, it only has 11 irregular verbs (compared to 500 or so in English and thousands in Spanish or French, depending on how you count them), theres no indefinite article and even though it has masculine and feminine nouns, the definite article is the same for both …

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This book identifies the origin, the development and, ultimately, the success of the Irish literary tradition in English as one of the first literatures that is both national and colonial. It demonstrates the remarkable relationships between works as diverse as Joyce’s Dubliners and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and the worlds of the French Revolution and the Irish famine. Deane also shows how almost all the activities of Irish print culture–novels, songs, typefaces, hist… More >>

Strange Country: Modernity and Nationhood in Irish Writing since 1790

Originally posted 2010-10-02 01:20:10.

Ancient Irish Hymn by 4Him – More traditional hymns – www.reverbnation.com http:/ww.4him.net/index.html (website online) – lead singer – Andy Chrisman, Kirk Sullivan, Mark Harris, Marty Magehee – You can hear more of the lead singer Andy Chrisman’s contemporary Christian music at MySpace.com at this website address: www.myspace.com Also, you can Listen to WORSHIP…with Andy Chrisman on these American radio stations Sunday mornings: WJIE – Louisville, KY – 8:30am-10:30am Sundays FUSE FM THE CROSS – Monroe, LA – 7am-11am Sundays KXOJ – Tulsa – 6:00am-10:00am Sundays Hymn Story: With its heartfelt poetry and moving melody, “Be Thou My Vision” beautifully expresses the desires of the Christian heart. Though its popularity rose only in the past fifty years or so, the hymn actually has a rich history dating back to the eighth century. Between the years of 400 and 700 AD the Irish people lived out a passionate faith in Christ. Ireland took up the missionary endeavor with excitement, and the country became known for its all-absorbing efforts to share Christianity throughout the world. Irish missionaries were found from Scotland to Switzerland, spreading the Good News wherever they went. Some scholars believe that the words to the hymn are the product of a man known simply as St. Patrick. Patrick was born in AD 373 along the banks of the River Clyde in what is now called Scotland. When he was 16 he was kidnapped by pirates and taken as a slave to Ireland. There he gave his life …

A complination of photos and postcards.

Learn how to play this classic Irish folk song, The Wild Rover by watching this easy video tutorial by Flynner. For lyrics to the song visit Flynner’s website at www.brianflynn.ie

Visit www.larkandspur.com Come, take a journey to beautiful Ireland. Experience majestic castles, lush countryside and soaring cliffs with ocean waves all set to the lovely Irish Celtic music folk song “Down By The Sally Garden”. This song, popularized by Orla Fallon of the famous Celtic Woman singers, is performed superbly by Lark and Spur in this video. Be sure to check out all Lark and Spur videos including my “Beautiful Scotland Music Video” set to “Will Ye Go Lassie Go”. Search by, larkandspur, to find them. Visit us at http Enjoy! For great deals on kids ride on toys www.girlsrideontoys.com To watch lots of free TV shows and movies http

Originally posted 2010-08-19 02:35:00.

Not for over 100years has the Festival Of The Fires in Uisneach been celebrated, until now, as a finale great fires were lit across the country as they were 1000s of years ago signaling a warning, a call to arms…a great honor is bestowed upon the archers that have been selected from thousands to light the first fires in 100 years. No pressure boys.

An Irish Party in third class, performed by Gaelic Storm, remixed by me.

Originally posted 2011-09-29 06:26:49.

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A beautiful Irish gift for a wedding or anniversary; the Celtic knot circles this Irish plaque with the words Mo Anam Cara which translates to My Soul Mate. We carve your names and anniversary date into the center of the plaque. This Irish Wedding plaque was created by artist Al Pisano from an original plaster sculpture. Each plaque is hand cast from his original and then hand painted and stained to capture all the depth and detail of the original artwork. It measur… More >>

Irish Wedding Plaque My soul mate