Biblical advertisting: Proverbs 11:1 in Bunbeg
In Bunbeg, Co. Donegal (officially the smallest fishing harbour in Ireland), one sees the following written in old Gaelic script (note the “overdot” or ponc séimhithe used to indicate a…
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An aerial view of Gola
I have only seen Gola from the mainland. Hasn’t stopped me blogging about it (or more specifically a book about it) From the air, the island extends a lot further…
76th Anniversary of the Ballymanus Mine Disaster, 10th May 1943
It is 76 years since 19 men, including my mother’s uncle, were killed by a mine washed up at Mullaghduff / Ballymanus in the Rosses. Here is a post on…
#ChoralMarch March 20th: Theme from “Harry’s Game”, Voces8
Voces8 take Clannad’s swirly, mysterious signature piece (the only song entirely in the Irish language to be a hit in Britain, apparently) and slow it down further to create an…
#ChoralMarch – March 16th, “Dúlamán”, UCD Choral Scholars
Having blogged lately about UCD Choral Scholars and their album of Irish and Scottish choral works, I have great pleasure to find they have a new album just out – Perpetual…
“What is Beauty?” considered in Dungloe courthouse
An interesting tale from the Donegal courts. A vet who set up a clinic in Bunbeg was denied certification by the veterinary authorities as the word “beauty” was in the…
Poem: Magheragallon
A while back I posted a link to Non-Binary Review’s call for submissions for pieces inspired directly by Dante’s Inferno. Unfortunately (or not) my own efforts in this line were…
Séamus Sweeney 