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Obama celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, announces visit to Ireland
Keeping up a St. Patrick’s Day tradition, President Obama welcomes Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny to the White House and praises the ‘incredible bond’ between their two countries. The president also says he would take time to explore his roots when he travels to Ireland in May as part of a European trip.
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Irish, Gaelic and Celtic traditions are rooted in the bedrock of Ireland, a country that very proud people call home. What fonts give an Irish and Celtic feel to give the theme of Ireland? Here is a cultural selection of Irish and Celtic fonts suitable for St Patrick’s Day or just to keep the Irish spirt alive all year round. The most popular Irish and Celtic fonts that will help inspire your St Patrick’s Day and Celtic font projects are:
American Uncial Regular – A historic Irish font with a Celtic air, American Uncial is a spirited choice for greeting cards, awards certificates, and St. Patrick’s Day party invitations.
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Erbar – A stunning decorative Celtic font with a historical engraved appearance, Erbar is in its glory in holiday greeting cards, awards certificates, and elegant party invitations.
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Hasitngs – Strong but delicate, historically inspired Hastings is richly elegant in formal invitations and holiday greeting cards.
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Colmcille Ornaments – Designed by Colm Ó Lochlainn in the mid-1930′s, Colmcille™ has a gaelic elegance that makes it readable at small sizes and noteworthy when used in headlines. A great font to celebrate St. Patricks Day, and to add charm to many other occasions.
Taking into account that Celtic fonts need to show a strong sense of national pride, Irish tradition and Irish culture, we are proud to offer a wide variety of Irish and Celtic fonts that would ingrain deep feelings of the Irish heritage for any project. Our Celtic fonts would not only be appropriate for Saint Patrick’s Day, but can be used all year round for Irish themed cards, invitations, decorations, crafts, scrapbooks and other Gaelic and Celtic font projects.
Here are more Irish fonts and Celtic fonts that would be ideal for the St Patrick’s Day or any Irish themed font project:
Thor
Stanza
Pretoria Font
American Text Font
Zalderdash Font
Wittenberger Franktur Bold Font
Old English Text Font
Goudy Text Font
Engravers Old English Font
Colmcille Bold Font
The Celtic font suggestions mentioned above are just Saint Patrick’s Day project idea starters and a small sample of what is used to create an Irish themed font project. The Celtic font possibilities are endless…please visit our FontMarketplace.com to explore more traditional and cultural Irish fonts that would be the most ideal for St Patrick’s Day and Celtic font themed projects!
Originally posted 2010-09-16 06:28:37.
Slide show of beautiful Ireland & St. Patrick’s Day trivia with Martin Furey’s music playing in the background
Carlos Núnez (born Vigo, Galicia, [Galiza] 1971) is a Galician musician who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician bagpipe. Nunez was born in 1971 in the city of Vigo and began playing the bagpipes when he was eight years old. In his early teens, he was invited to play with the Festival Orchestra of the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany. He studied the recorder at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid, Spain, and quickly gained stature as a young virtuoso. He met Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains and performed with the band two years later, becoming referred to as the “7th member” of the band. He appeared on their Grammy-winning Santiago, which focused on Galician music and included other artists such as Los Lobos and Linda Ronstadt. He has become an integral part of the Galician Celtic music scene, and has collaborated with Ry Cooder, Sinéad O’Connor, The Chieftains, Altan and La Vieja Trova Santiaguera. His most renowned album was 1996′s A Irmandade Das Estrelas, which sold an unprecedented 100000 copies, and included collaborations with Nightnoise, Luz Casal, Tino di Geraldo, Tríona Ní Domhnaill and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Kepa Junkera, Ry Cooder, The Chieftains, and Dulce Pontes. He has since moved on to including elements of Berber music and flamenco, as well as more pronounced Celtic, especially Breton, influences. He was a key collaborator in Tamiya Terashima’s soundtrack from the film Tales from Earthsea (Gedo Senki), released in July 2006. He also released …
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A One day festival in a unique setting with 3 stages of music. Patricks Day, The Epicentre bar, EastPoint Business Park, Dublin. Featuring: Matador / Miniminds / Giles Armstrong / Arveene / DJ TU-KI / Al Keegan / Eddie Brennan / Lil Dave / Hystereo / Lorcan Mak / Simon F / Eoin Cregan / Nic James / Hypertic / Jeff Walters / Kid Handsome / Nightflight DJs / Saoirse Ryan / Citezen Black / String Live / Aaron Nolan / Big Dish Go Djs / Mark Alton / Tea Djs / Funboi / Realsound Showcase / Micheal Kelly / Josh Josh Josh / Niall Dunne / Claire Roche / Supafast / Color Tv DJs / Dave Macdonogh / Paddy Canada Tickets on sale now: 25 Euro Available : City Discs / Spindizzy / Beatfinder and online at www.yesfestival.net
HOW to CARVE an Irish Celtic Themed Toy Chest LOADED WITH WONDERFUL PHOTOS OF Irish/Celtic CARVINGS
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