On the banks of The Feale in June 2024
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Paul Durcan, Micheál ÓMuircheartaigh and Poetry Ireland
A Listowel connection
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh has a fan in Paul Durcan who heard him – mid commentary – send Greetings to our Friends in Brazil one summer Sunday. Here’s Paul’s poem from Poetry Ireland’s Everything to Play For anthology which Mícheál selected & read at our event at Listowel Writer’s Week 2015.
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Did you have this tableware?
Carrigaline crockery graced every table I knew in my youth. While I am not a collector, I enjoy being part of a Facebook group given over to the celebration and preservation of this Irish treasure.
Here are a few pieces from that Facebook page.
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Ard Churam Choir
On June 27 2024 I was in Ard Chúram day centre to hear a great performance by the Ard Churam Choir. I’d love to post a clip of the singing but I’m running out of space on my hosting platform and videos are very space hungry. Sorry. Take it from me, they were a treat.
Here are some of the lovely people I met there
This man entertained us while we were waiting for the choir to finish their performance in the Fuchsia Centre
Eleanor and Brenda
Aras Mhuire guests
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Fact Check
I was a bit dubious about yesterday’s “fact”. It said that babies at birth can only see in black and white.
Jeremy Gould fact checked it for us and here in a nutshell is what he found on Snopes…
What’s True
Babies are born with a visual acuity that is below the threshold for legal blindness …
What’s False
… but it isn’t true that newborns can only see in black and white. Instead, they are able to perceive some colors, in an extremely muted way.
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A Definition
from The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
Architect, n. someone who drafts a plan of your house and plans a draft of your money
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A Fact
The toothbrush was invented in China in 1498. The brush was made of boar bristles.
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