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17/07/2026

🌙 Good night, Ireland.



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🏐 Stone walls, quick hands, and years of practice.For generations, Irish handball was played in schoolyards, parish alle...
17/07/2026

🏐 Stone walls, quick hands, and years of practice.

For generations, Irish handball was played in schoolyards, parish alleys, outdoor courts, and against the gable walls of homes across the country.

The game required little more than a ball and a suitable wall, but mastering it demanded speed, stamina, timing, and precision.

Before purpose-built indoor courts became widespread, local players often learned on rough ground in all weather, with parish pride resting on the outcome of closely fought matches.

In many Irish towns and villages, the sharp sound of a handball striking stone was once part of everyday life.



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☘️ “May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whisky, but be tormented with itching without the benefit of sc...
17/07/2026

☘️ “May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whisky, but be tormented with itching without the benefit of scratching.”

Irish curses have always had a certain creativity about them.

No swords, no thunderbolts, just a lifetime of mild but unbearable inconvenience.



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☘️ May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.A much-loved I...
17/07/2026

☘️ May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.

A much-loved Irish blessing built around simple hopes: lighter burdens, fuller days, and peace within the home.

Sometimes the old wishes endure because they still say exactly what matters most.



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🏰 Ireland – The Rock of Cashel, Co. Tipperary (c.1857–1870)This colourised image is based on an early photograph of the ...
17/07/2026

🏰 Ireland – The Rock of Cashel, Co. Tipperary (c.1857–1870)

This colourised image is based on an early photograph of the Rock of Cashel, one of the most striking historic sites in Ireland.

Rising above the Tipperary countryside, the Rock has long been a place of importance. Its round tower, medieval churches, high crosses, and cathedral ruins reflect centuries of religious, political, and royal history.

Before it became one of Ireland’s best-known landmarks, it was a major royal seat closely associated with the Kings of Munster.



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😄👃 “It is often a person’s mouth that broke his nose.”An old warning that careless words can bring very real consequence...
17/07/2026

😄👃 “It is often a person’s mouth that broke his nose.”

An old warning that careless words can bring very real consequences.

Sometimes Irish wisdom gets straight to the point.



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🏡 There’s No Hearth Like Your Own HearthSome places can shelter you.Some places can comfort you.Home has a way of doing ...
17/07/2026

🏡 There’s No Hearth Like Your Own Hearth

Some places can shelter you.
Some places can comfort you.
Home has a way of doing both without asking for attention.

In Irish life, the hearth stood at the centre of the house. It gave warmth, gathered people close, and marked the place where stories, tea, conversation, and quiet companionship belonged.



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It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Brenda Fricker, one of Ireland's finest actresses, at the age o...
17/07/2026

It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Brenda Fricker, one of Ireland's finest actresses, at the age of 81. She was the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, earning the Oscar for her unforgettable performance as Christy Brown's mother in My Left Foot.

Across a career spanning more than six decades, Brenda brought honesty, compassion, and quiet strength to every role she played. From My Left Foot and The Field to her much-loved role as the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2, she left a lasting mark on Irish and international cinema.

Today, we remember not only an extraordinary actress, but a proud Dubliner whose talent helped bring Irish stories and Irish voices to audiences around the world.

May she rest in peace, and may her legacy continue to inspire generations to come. 🇮🇪



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❤️ “I have spread my dreams under your feet:Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” — W.B. YeatsThese famous lines...
17/07/2026

❤️ “I have spread my dreams under your feet:
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” — W.B. Yeats

These famous lines close Yeats’s poem He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, first published in 1899.

The speaker imagines offering the splendour of the heavens to the person he loves. Yet without wealth or fine possessions, all he can place before them are his dreams.

It is a simple image of trust, tenderness, and vulnerability, and more than a century later, the final line remains among the most cherished in Irish poetry.



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🇮🇪 Where the wit is sharp, the welcome is warm, and wonder still lingers in the landscape.Ireland can be difficult to de...
17/07/2026

🇮🇪 Where the wit is sharp, the welcome is warm, and wonder still lingers in the landscape.

Ireland can be difficult to describe, yet instantly familiar to those who know it.

It is there in the stranger who stops for a chat, the winding road beyond the hill, the glow from a cottage window, and the story that grows longer around the kitchen table.

Quiet, enduring, and unmistakably Irish.



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