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Celtic Women in Ancient Ireland, Part I
In this post, Christian author Mark Fisher examines the role of Celtic women in ancient Ireland—Part I. What roles did they play? What were their lives like? CELTIC WOMEN — EMANCIPATED OR NOT? Opinions differ widely on this subject. The ancient legends are full of strong, Celtic women who were the equal of men, women […]
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Writing Advice
How many of us have had a school assignment turn into an award-winning project? During Grade 12, a young Caroline Pignat travelled to Ireland to visit family where her uncle gave her a crash course on their family history. Back in Ottawa, when she returned to her writer’s craft class at Notre Dame High School, […]
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‘I Am Galway 2020’
The Galway 2020 Bid Film….Galway’s best kept secret! For the past four months filmmaker Paula Kehoe has been working with Galway 2020 in partnership with UNESCO City of Film/Galway Film Centre, to create a specially commissioned 3 minute film. The Film was the first thing that the 10 members of the European Capital of Culture […]
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The Jacobite
The Jacobite steam train service in the Highlands of Scotland, is provided by West Coast Railways and is arguably one of the most scenic and spectacular rail journeys in the world. The steam train service to Mallaig was re-introduced in 1984 to encourage tourism and the service was originally known as “The West Highlander”, but […]
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A Lane in Her Name
For Toronto’s Irish community the name Peggy Delaney was, and still is, synonymous with grace, energy, class, tenacity, compassion, generosity & spirit. Although gone 6 years now, it is her lively spirit that remains with us and continues to bring a smile or make one laugh out loud in recounting stories of her. And with […]
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Kevin Vickers, Man of Mystery
It started with neighbourhood folklore, with half-remembered stories about Patrick Pearse himself, the martyred poet-revolutionary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. Could it be true that Glanmire House, the official residence of Canada’s ambassador to Ireland in Dublin, was once home to the eccentric Irish nationalist who brought the British Empire to its knees […]
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Come Dance with us.
The Irish dance festival is the first of its kind in Ireland. Irish dance enthusiasts, children and adults from all over the world are invited to spend a week learning from some of the worlds best dance masters, connecting with fellow lovers of irish dance and immersing themselves in Irish culture and heritage. This will […]
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My First World Irish Dance Championships!!
Enda Keane, was born in Belfast but it wasn’t until some years after his family moved to Canada that he first tried Irish dancing. It all started at a festival on the Lakeshore near Humber Campus, Ontario. Performances from some Irish dancers were part of the program and Enda, aged six, followed their steps while […]
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Holiday Learning with Oideas Gael in Donegal
OIDEAS GAEL The ever-increasing interest in Ireland’s language and culture both nationally and internationally, has made Gleann Cholm Cille and Gleann Fhinne in Donegal, the holiday destination of choice for adult Irish language learners and cultural holiday enthusiasts. Over the year, the varied courses will attract people from over 30 different countries with participants from […]
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My Journey to Winning 6th World Irish Dance Championships!!
It was five months before the World Irish Dance Championships and, like every other day I was in the dance studio, working away. I was alone, getting in the last days of practice before the Canadian Championships where I was to defend my title for the 12th time. I was working on my hard shoe […]