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Some Ghosts of Blarney Castle
By Peter Garland M. A. The Blarney Stone is reputed to give eloquence, but if the stones themselves could talk what stories they would tell. For instance, in the second half of the eighteenth century there lived in Blarney Castle an Anglo-Irish girl named Mary Anne Jefferyes (pronounced Jefferies). Her great-grandfather had bought the heap […]
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Irish Style
Winter has come and gone and spring is on its way out, which means summer is finally here and with it, a chance to brighten up your wardrobe with some fresh new Irish designed and made garments. What better way to spend the longer evenings and picturesque sunsets than by dressing for the season? This […]
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Take a Tour of Irish Halifax
By Elizabeth MacDonald For many, “Nova Scotia” evokes images of bagpipes and tartan. So it comes as a surprise to many that Irish blood also runs thick and deep here, particularly in Halifax, the capital city. Unlike other Irish communities in early Canada, the bulk of Irish settlers to Halifax and Nova Scotia were pre-Famine, […]
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Flying Ducks from Ireland
Migrate To The Home Of Hockey By Will Fitzgerald, Vice President, Flying Ducks Ice Hockey Club The Flying Ducks, a hockey team from the Republic of Ireland, recently travelled to the Home of Hockey for a 10-day adventure. Having no ice rinks or facilities in Ireland didn’t stop this group of hockey nuts from making […]
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Bloomsday Festival 2017
Celebrate Bloomsday in Ireland…. We’re delighted to announce that the full programme for Bloomsday 2017 is now live! We’re thrilled with this year’s action-packed schedule of food events, walks, talks, music and more, and today is The Celebration Day… James Joyce!! WHAT IS BLOOMSDAY? Bloomsday is a celebration that takes place both in Dublin and around the […]
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World’s First Glow in the Dark Toonie celebrating Canada’s 150th Anniversary released..
The TOONIE is also the world’s first coloured bimetallic coin and the first circulation coin to feature glow-in-the-dark technology. With less than one month to go as Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary, the Royal Canadian Mint is encouraging Canadians to look in their change for the specially designed 2017-dated coins and keep them as a […]
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Ross The Smith ~ OUTLANDER Phenomenon…. Scott Kyle chats with Celtic Canada!
Scott Kyle is an actor and theatre director in Rutherglen Scotland who has become a household name for his portrayal of Ross the Smith in the hugely popular television series Outlander. Outlander is produced by Ronald D Moore of Battlestar Galactica fame and appears on the Starz network in the US and Showcase in Canada. […]
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Ottawa’s Heart and Crown celebrates 25th anniversary
OTTAWA – June 6th The High Kings of Ireland Larry Bradley & Pat Kelly sat under the white tent and let a lifetime of friends come to greet them. The tent, set up in Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market, was part of the overflow capacity section for the big party set up on Tuesday, June 6, […]
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ONTARIO’S CRÈME DE LA CRÈME ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
If you are looking for unique and engaging ways to experience arts and culture this summer there’s a kaleidoscope of world class art and culture festivals lying in wait right here in Ontario. Revelries ranging from performing arts to fine arts, visual arts and everything in between. We’d like to draw your attention to this […]
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The Ireland Canada Monument
In 2005, Brendan Flynn, Irish Canadian Immigrant, and Dubliner Eddie Reynolds met at Eddie’s Merrion Square office, chatting about life in Canada. A stream of ‘Did you know’s?’ inevitably came up and it was agreed ‘We should acknowledge that!’ In May of that year, former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, visited Vancouver and met local […]