Archive for September, 2011

Ireland Calling! Haiku-a-Day September Slideshow

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Surf and Sea Festival, Tramore ~ A Celebration of Michaelmas

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Images of Beautiful Ballycotton, Co. Cork

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Reflections on Father’s Anniversary

The first anniversary of my father’s death was on September 10th, 2011. In Section 15 of  Losing Elderly Parents, I write about  the various thoughts and memories that came to me on that day, which I spent in one of our old haunts -Ballycotton, Co. Cork.

James Hoban ~ Irish Architect of the White House

James Hoban (1758-1831), who was from the townland of Reisk in Co.Kilkenny, was the architect who designed the White House in Washington.  In Section 9 of Social Bridges, I reflect on the life of this famous Irishman and the ways in which our lives have connected through ‘a spirit of place.’

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