Sheer “determination to live by the will” : Allan Massie on Widmerpool
I haven’t read much of The Spectator lately; it seems to have less and less of interest. Once, regardless of one’s political views, the literary quality of the magazine was…
Murphy Devitt Stained Glass from St Mary’s Church , Cahir
One of the delights of blogging about stained glass in Tipperary (and beyond) has been the discovery of the work of Murphy Devitt studios. I was therefore delighted to discover…
Ave Verum, Jean Cras
“As the Biblical proverb aptly professes, “None is prophet in his own land,” and in this respect, the esoteric impressionist composer, philosopher, scientist, inventor and Rear Admiral Jean Cras (1879-1932)…
10 random quotes from Wikiquote
An exercise in found juxtaposition – ten consecutive results of Wikiquote’s random quote feature. On each page, I will select the quote that corresponds to which iteration I am on…
Cosmic Walk, Cabragh Wetlands Centre, Tipperary
Near Thurles, on the road to Holycross, one finds Cabragh Wetlands Centre, which is the site of the transformation of the marshes around an old Irish Sugar factory into a…
T.S. Eliot: Ash Wednesday
Originally posted on The Broken Towers:
Today is Ash Wednesday and although I did not want to provide a reading of a long poem for some time, I thought not…
From “Forgiveness”, by Herbert McCabe
From the sermon Forgiveness by Herbert McCabe: It is very odd that people should think that when we do good God will reward us and when we do evil he…
Vic Damone RIP
Vic Damone has died aged 89.Surely one of the last of the post-war crooners (autocorrect just helpfully suggested “coroners”) He had the inevitable colourful life and the Personal Life section…
Séamus Sweeney 