Change of venue: two performances at 6 and 8 pm at the Sala Río Selmo on Calle Río Selmo, 12. The event is organised by the Association of Students of the Official School of Languages. The 8 pm session will … Continue reading
Cervexa Suevia in Villagarcía de Arosa, Galicia, Spain, no longer produces Urco, a dark strong ale. Perhaps the graphic label on the bottle scared off the drinkers. The urco, from the Latin orcus meaning the Underworld, is a presage of … Continue reading
I was invited on short notice to tell Irish legends and folk tales at Teatro Bérgidum in Ponferrada, León, on 28 February, sponsored by the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Official School of Languages) in the town. Two sessions: 6pm for … Continue reading
Among the late Desmond Kinney’s mosaic murals are the 1974 Setanta or Táin Wall (it’s the banner above; see that page on this blog) and the 1987 Sweeney Astray / Mad Sweeney (see the “Buile Shuibhne mural destroyed” entry on … Continue reading
Latest update: Mayo lost again to Dublin in 2017 by one point — DUBLIN 1-17 MAYO 1-16. Mayo lost the (2016) rematch. It was a draw, and Paddy Power felt that since neither team played brilliantly bettors deserved a refund … Continue reading
A Myth and Legend Spectacular Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin 17-20 August 2016 When Aron and Sorcha Hegarty began their Irish myth and legend Candlelit Tales sessions at the Stag’s Head pub in Dublin nearly two years ago, the dozen or … Continue reading
Two sisters from Dartmoor in Devon reminisce about granny’s Christmas cake disaster. https://www.facebook.com/bbcspotlight/videos/705707666161401/?pnref=story
I went to all nine performances. Here are the highlights. Click on photos to enlarge. Homer’s Odyssey Penelope is leaving one of some 3000 voice messages to Odysseus asking when he is coming home. Blind Homer seated on right. Ahoy! … Continue reading
Sweeney Astray, the mosaic mural at the Irish Life Centre on Abbey Street in Dublin, by Desmond Kinney, the same artist who made the Setanta Wall pictured above, was seriously damaged by a storm in February. When I saw it … Continue reading
The show was recorded for Dublin Community Television (DCTV) in July 2013. We were told it would be broadcast some time in 2014. Here is a photo of all the tellers. Some of the performances are available here. Note that the … Continue reading
Cúchulainn and Ferdia's Single Combat
A Spoonful of Silence – video
Irische Königs- und Heldensagen
Irish King and Hero Tales in German: print and ebook
Meath Folk Tales
print and ebook
The Legends and Lands of Ireland
Irish King and Hero Tales
Spanish and Basque Legends
Tales of the Wicklow Hills
A Blirt to the End and Other Stories
Au Pair in Ireland
Earn Fire – Key Bearer Saga, Book One
English Like It Is: Right, Wrong and Changing Usage
Once a Hero
Over the Wall to the Trinity Ball and other poems
The Shore of Two Worlds – Key Bearer Saga, Book Two
Utmost Magpie