. . . A medieval wooden image of Gobnait, kept traditionally in a drawer in the church during the year, is venerated in the parish church on this day. The devotion is known as thetomhas Gobnatan. People bring a ribbon with them and ‘measure’ the statue from top to bottom and aroun...
In St Michael and St John’s Church in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, the theme of the large, five-light, window isThe Ascension with Irish Saints and St Michael and St James. Gordon Bowe designates this one a Harry Clarke (B). That means that this windowwas initially conceived and designed...
” a longtimeTimes-Picayunenewsroom employee who lost his job in the cutbacks observed at the time, in an interview forHell and High Water. “What’s that line from [the movie] ‘Apocalypse Now’? ‘You’re an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill.’ That’s what ...
N.C., and moved into Virginia with 115 mph sustained winds. Twenty-six people died in the Category 3 hurricane that left North Carolina with itscostliest bill from a climate disaster--$8.16 billion--at the time. Some areas saw more than 10 inches of rain and 24-hour downpours, and Fra...
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liberty may not perish through old age . . .That is to say that St Buryan was made a place of sanctuary then, and will remain so always. The consequence of this was that any wrong-doer or fugitive, instead of having to go into exile, could live freely within the parish boundaries wi...
We went to Kenmare to see the newButter Market Gallery, recently opened. (OK – that’s in Kerry, not West Cork, but sure it’s only the next parish over.) With a Modern Irish Sculpture show as its premier event, we weren’t disappointed!
(as they have done for centuries) to the old church, the cell and the holy well of Saint Péacáin. Ancient stone walls line the way, and trees overhang, shading the dappled sunlight in this most exceptional of Irish seasons. We met Bill Bourke, who regaled us with tales of his life...
Found on the same south-facing slope; Top: Musk Stork’s-bill – it should have finished flowering in July, but it’s found a sunny spot and is still blooming; Bottom: Red Dead-nettle can bloom well into November While it’s impossible to extrapolate fromrecentweather experiences to talk...
The runner of one pair of Peaks had been swung off the bedstone, and the dresser sat on a sack, legs astraddle, as he tapped away at the worn furrows with his bill. I had expected to find that the language of the miller’s craft was different in Ireland, but this was not so. ...