tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post112911885040798454..comments2024-03-28T10:57:35.969-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: THE IRISH IN MEJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-87586475691539539912020-07-30T03:08:45.528-04:002020-07-30T03:08:45.528-04:00Good Morning Whatsapp Status Video Download<a href="https://whatsappstatusclub.in/good-morning-status-video-download/" rel="nofollow">Good Morning Whatsapp Status Video Download</a>Digital Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16829683914576359304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80928380386492373772019-05-21T05:10:28.030-04:002019-05-21T05:10:28.030-04:00My friend likes to download music and listen to ri...My friend likes to download music and listen to <a href="https://ringtone123.net" rel="nofollow">ringtones on the phone</a>.Maxinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52353443869414511182014-03-14T13:54:26.978-04:002014-03-14T13:54:26.978-04:00Very interesting, KM. I knew some of the history y...Very interesting, KM. I knew some of the history you mentioned, but not all like the Irish who went to Barbados. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34102447109911593812014-03-13T22:33:49.751-04:002014-03-13T22:33:49.751-04:00I've always been very aware of my ancestry, al...I've always been very aware of my ancestry, although it's mixed with others. My grandfather was a Molly Maguire in the coal mines, and my aunts tell about the trouble they had finding jobs. A lot of places had signs that said, "No Irish Need Apply." One of my uncles married an Orange woman, and there was much discussion about whether she could be trusted. <br /><br />At one point in history, there was debate about whether the Irish were truly human (similar to the debates about whether Native Americans and Africans were truly human) The story of the English occupation of Ireland and the potato famine is a tragic one, and much Irish literature and song celebrates martyrdom. The Irish who emigrated to the US often did well, unlike those who went to Barbados, mostly as slaves. But one interesting outcome of that is that Voodoo's Baron Samedi's wife, Maman Brigite, is Irish.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64234196923140326232014-03-13T14:02:57.344-04:002014-03-13T14:02:57.344-04:00Sarah, I think of it that way, too. I'm hoping...Sarah, I think of it that way, too. I'm hoping when it actually arrives in a few days, our snow will finally be gone.<br /><br />Pat, Angela's Ashes was a very depressing book, but very powerful. There is a depressing side to the Irish, too, and many of their songs reflect that if you listen closely to the words. I had heard that about the Irish women, but I'd forgotten that.<br /><br />Kara, it was difficult to kiss the Blarney Stone. You have to lean down backwards over the wall while a guide holds your legs to keep you from plunging far, far down the side of the castle wall. Give me the directions to your house. I'm coming for dinner. :-)<br /><br />Shari, what a charming and fun thing for you to do. I think a Leprechaun is more believable than some big rabbit bringing Easter eggs. As for Guinness, I'll pass on that. I like wine, but never liked the smell of beer.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-14016165883316060862014-03-13T13:52:32.801-04:002014-03-13T13:52:32.801-04:00Kaye, yes it is. Even though I'm only a smidge...Kaye, yes it is. Even though I'm only a smidgen Irish, my children have a lot more Irish and English in them.<br /><br />Cindy, when I was in my 50s, I talked a friend into taking clogging lessons with me. It was fun, but I haven't done that in years except sometimes when a certain song has me doing it, but only in the privacy of my home.<br /><br />E.B. I actually don't go anywhere on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate. Whatever is going on around here would be in some bars and there are no parades around here celebrating that day.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-58064017590854623502014-03-13T12:51:25.027-04:002014-03-13T12:51:25.027-04:00Hi Gloria -
St Patrick's Day was always the da...Hi Gloria -<br />St Patrick's Day was always the day that Lucky the Leprechaun would visit my children - they'd follow his little green footprints to a little stash of treasure/treats. Such fun to think of!<br />My husband's family is Irish. I do wish I celebrated more, but I just can't get excited about corned beef and cabbage. Step dancing and Guinness, maybe!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18147822016127810952014-03-13T12:36:29.548-04:002014-03-13T12:36:29.548-04:00Your visit to Ireland sounds fun, Gloria. Was it d...Your visit to Ireland sounds fun, Gloria. Was it difficult to kiss the Blarney Stone? I heard that you have to bend backwards to reach it.<br /><br />I'll celebrate St. Patrick's Day by cooking corn beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots in a crock pot with a splash of gin. It's an easy and tasty meal to make.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-87777585332885816112014-03-13T12:17:30.460-04:002014-03-13T12:17:30.460-04:00The books you mention are charming and fun, but An...The books you mention are charming and fun, but Angela's Ashes seems more real to me. Nothing in that book was surprising and seemed pretty common place for the Irish that lived around our Slavic neighborhood. I knew Irish kids who wore the orange on St Paddy's day. And all the celebrations were nothing but drunken brawls.<br />And you do know, I hope, that Irish women had more civil rights prior to the seventh century than any other women up until the 1960s American Women. <br />Maybe if it were St Patricia's Day. :)<br />Patghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23781349315748767542014-03-13T11:55:29.630-04:002014-03-13T11:55:29.630-04:00I'm English and Scottish, but not Irish (as fa...I'm English and Scottish, but not Irish (as far as I know). But I love St. Patty's Day. Mostly because I sort of think of it as the unofficial start of spring!Sarah Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822639126179367121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-84758001733547398642014-03-13T11:38:18.993-04:002014-03-13T11:38:18.993-04:00I'm not Irish, Gloria, but I have Irish friend...I'm not Irish, Gloria, but I have Irish friends and enjoy celebrating with them. A friend of mine has everyone to dinner, corn beef, cabbage, Irish soda bread, etc. Once a year, I really enjoy hearing the Irish songs. Otherwise, I steer clear of too much "ethnic" music. Not to my daily taste, but once a year--it's great. E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-343124592083508142014-03-13T10:36:14.957-04:002014-03-13T10:36:14.957-04:00I'm also half of a Polish/Austrian mixture and...I'm also half of a Polish/Austrian mixture and half Swedish. I grew up in Chicago, surrounded by Irish neighbors. St. Patrick's Day meant wonderful parades and festivities. I desperately wanted to be Irish too and kept doing my version of step dancing around the house hoping my parents were wrong and that I really possessed an Irish gene or two. My love for Celtic music must come from somewhere right? <br /><br />I still do my own weird step dance version - it's terrific for working off writer's butt! Thanks for the fun post. Cindy Samplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332764051705819027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36811872872726405212014-03-13T10:03:06.747-04:002014-03-13T10:03:06.747-04:00Being Irish is just fun, isn't it? I claim it,...Being Irish is just fun, isn't it? I claim it, too. My German ancestors were mixed with Scots-Irish by the time they got here, but I still say I'm Irish.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18822612324039998432014-03-13T09:02:44.540-04:002014-03-13T09:02:44.540-04:00Jim, I listen to quite a variety of music in the e...Jim, I listen to quite a variety of music in the evenings when I'm reading - yes, I can do both. :-) Last night it was Boys of the Lough and then Paul Robeson. The other day I listened to Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin in concert together. I also like to listen to Beethoven and other classical music, too.<br /><br />Warren, that's interesting. I've never been to a St. Patrick's Day parade. The only one's around here are the Veteran's Day parades and the Halloween parade.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75386806302168521682014-03-13T08:55:18.740-04:002014-03-13T08:55:18.740-04:00In Kanas City, which had a lot of Irish immigratio...In Kanas City, which had a lot of Irish immigration, we claim to have had the first St. Patrick's Day parade, which ended in front of an Irish bar. We also have a <br />"snake parade," which is an anti-establishment parade. It can get wild. I too, love Celtic music.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55407477396416904142014-03-13T08:50:12.257-04:002014-03-13T08:50:12.257-04:00My musical tastes are eclectic and include Irish j...My musical tastes are eclectic and include Irish jigs and folk songs. After working in New York City at 44th & 5th, close to the St. Paddy's Day parade end, I stay out of all things St. Patrick’s as dodging puking kids is not my idea of a good time. <br /><br />The second largest St. Patrick’s parade on the East Coast is in Savannah. I’ll be on a train this year. Fortunately in our own room.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-20795114166201857502014-03-13T08:44:49.939-04:002014-03-13T08:44:49.939-04:00Joyce, there is an advantage in being a mutt, isn&...Joyce, there is an advantage in being a mutt, isn't there. I love traditional Slovak food, and I love British mysteries in books and on PBS. I haven't made Shepherd's pie, but I did see a recipe for it the other day so I may do it soon. Thanks for stopping by.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-65381599782259733302014-03-13T08:16:53.798-04:002014-03-13T08:16:53.798-04:00I'm a "mutt" too. Scottish and Frenc...I'm a "mutt" too. Scottish and French on my father's side, and Irish and German on my mother's.<br /><br /><br />I love Celtic music and I make a really mean Shepherd's Pie, too. Oh, and I love Guinness. Can't forget the Guinness.<br /><br />I also love Oktoberfest, but that's six months away...<br /><br />I seem to change with the holiday, lol. Being a mutt, I can do that.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.com