Lavender at Listowel Courthouse
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Some People I met at the Ard Chúram Performance
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A Fishtank
This tank with its very colourful fish is in Ard Chúram Day Centre.
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A Poem
This poem by Seamus Redmond will forever be associated with Micheál ÓMuircheartaigh who recited it so beautifully.
A Hurler’s Prayer
With strength of arm and speed of limb
Unerring eye for the flying ball
And courage to match whate’er befall
May my stroke be steady and my aim be true
My actions manly and my misses few
No matter what way the game may go
May I rest in friendship with every foe
When the final whistle for me has blown
And I stand at last before God’s judgement throne
May the great referee when he calls my name
Say, you hurled like a man; you played the game.
Seamus Redmond
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Glin Castle
Glin Castle was featured in a Discover Ireland post and the proprietors were delighted. Here is what they posted of Facebook.
Thank you to Discover Ireland for featuring us in their article “How to plan a Taylor Swift-inspired short break in Ireland”
Article reads:
” Back in 2018, Swift and Alwyn spent Christmas in Glin Castle, the luxurious country manor on the edge of the Shannon Estuary. The castle is the ancestral home of Catherine FitzGerald, who runs the historic pile with her husband, the actor Dominic West.
Once again, it was an Instagram post that tipped off followers, who identified the backdrop of Alwyn’s photo as the Knight’s Walk, a 3km loop that weaves through the grounds to the highest point of the Glin Demesne, with great views of the water and the castle itself along the way. And the good news is you don’t need to stay at the castle to do the walk yourself, as it’s open to the public. It’s also worth keeping an eye out for the occasional open days held at Glin Castle, so you can have a look around the impressive 18th century features in the house where they stayed.
Swift and Alwyn also reportedly stopped for a pint in O’Shaughnessy’s, where she bought a raffle ticket for the local GAA team. This charming country pub was a good choice – it’s just outside the walls of the castle, with antique whiskey jugs on the shelves, a roaring open fire and cosy armchairs.”
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A Fact
Human saliva contains a painkiller called opiorphin. It is six times more powerful than morphine.
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