Irish WolfhoundsandEnglish Mastiffsare two of the biggest dog breeds in the world, as they both regularly weigh more than 100 pounds and can look an adult human in the eye when standing on their hind legs. So, it was only a matter of time before crossed the two breeds to create the I...
English tends to use "please" a lot more than Irish would naturally use "le do thoil". Irish does not seem curt, abrupt or impolite if "please" is omitted, and can often seem clunky if it's included. If translating, use the shorter version "le do thoil" rather than "más é do...
The son of an Irish father and an English mother, Milligan was born in India where he spent his childhood, relocating to live and work the majority of his life in the United Kingdom. Disliking his first name, he began to call himself "Spike" after hearing the band Spike Jones and his...
Be sure to use an English cucumber not the American varieties. These are sometimes called hothouse or seedless cucumbers. Sliced Cucumber I like to peel the cucumber before slicing it for this salad. Add 5 to 6 slices of cucumber on each plate. Optional Ingredients Now it's time to chose ...
These differences inexpressions and languageintrigue me and I hope you enjoyed this rambling post about the differences between American English and the Queen's English, which is sort of spoken in Ireland. Thanks, as always, for stopping by and checking out this little corner of the internet. ...
Ireland quickly became the biggest source of human livestock for English merchants. The majority of the early slaves to the New World were actually white. From 1641 to 1652, over 500,000 Irish were killed by the English and another 300,000 were sold as slaves. Ireland's population fell from...
Another Daniel Day-Lewis classic A man’s coerced confession to an IRA bombing he did not commit results in his father’s imprisonment as well. An English lawyer fights to free them. This is not just one of the best Irish movies of all time. It is one of the best movies ever made....
With a career spanning over decades, English actor Sean Bean is known for his intense, rough-and-tumble demeanor in film and television. Perhaps best known for his roles as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Eddard Stark in the HBO series Game of T...
Irish English vs. American English (& Other Cultural Differences) With less than 48 hours left of my month-longstudy abroad at Maynooth University, I find myself reflecting on what I’ve learned not only from my classes, but from the people of Ireland. One of the draws of studying abroad...
As Jessie Daniels explained in a piece on the Racism Review website called “St. Patrick’s Day, Irish-Americans and the Changing Boundaries of Whiteness,” the Irish faced marginalization as newcomers to the United States in the 19th century. This was largely because of how the English treate...