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 Moving to Ireland ... almost 3 weeks away!
by Molly O'Brien
So my big move to Ireland is fast approaching. I'll be leaving the States around Sept 22 (yep, still haven't booked that flight!) and I need to get a move on with the packing!
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 VISITORS AT THE SCHOOL
by Brendan Harding
We parked the jeep in the shade of a thorn-tree which blossomed with dripping yellow flowers, an event from my long distant school days suddenly came to mind. The image that played on the screen of my memory was so vivid I quickly drank from my water bottle fearing the onset of heat-stroke. In this image, the word had spread that a famous person was about to visit our little school, the identity of that celebrity escapes me now, but not the image of those of us who could not contain our excitement and continuously ran to the classroom windows, against the wishes of the teacher, to see if they had arrived. An event out of the ordinary which brightened an otherwise ordinary day.
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Irish Events this Month
11 Sept
The Pittsburgh Irish Festival
The Pittsburgh Irish Festival is going to be held September 11-12-13, 2009 at Riverplex at Sandcastle. We have moved our annual three-day cultural festival to Riverplex at Sandcastle near the Waterfront in West Homestead/Pittsburgh.
05 Sept
Newport Waterfront Irish Festival
This Labor Day weekend join the Newport Yachting Center in celebrating the town’s Celtic pride during the three-day Newport Waterfront Irish Festival. With five stages of continuous entertainment and over 100 entertainers and exhibitors, the Newport Waterfront Irish Festival is one of the largest Irish celebrations in the country. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the best of Irish food and drink, browse the Marketplace for handcrafted goods, or kick up your heels with the Irish step dancers or listen live musical performances by entertainers all rooted in the Irish tradition.
25 Sept
Kilkenny Celtic Festival
The Kilkenny Celtic Festival is dedicated to encouraging a wider and deeper appreciation of all things Celtic, expressed in the Irish Language song, music, dance and even food. For a comprehensive schedule of Third-level Institutions world wide offering courses in the Irish Language.
Next Month 23 Oct
Annual Irish Gala
Houstonian Hotel, 111 North Post Oak Lane
Honorees: Colleen and George McCullough
Chairs: Gayle and Bob Longmire
Benefiting the UST Center for Irish Studies
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LookandTaste have provided us here at IrishAbroad.com with some
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South
East Ireland - The Mysterious South East
Four counties and four great rivers make up the South East of Ireland.
The Barrow, Blackwater, Suir, Slaney and the Nore flow through a
countryside rich in antiquity. Some of the most famous castles in
Ireland are to be found here in arguably the most pleasant climate
in the country, which gives the region its nickname, the 'Sunny
South East'.
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Fresh Seafood Recipes from Ireland’s Clodagh Mckenna
