Irish Lit: Good People All This Christmas Time
When the ice glistens on the bare branches outside our windows, and the stars poke through the darkest canopy of Cleveland’s winter sky, this old song seems to fit our own climate as it bids us to “bear in mind what our Good God for us has done.”
It recounts the story of Christ’s birth, as Mary is ...
The Keeper of Memories
Marriage was the optimum state and when weddings did occur, they were riotous affairs full of drink, dancing and merriment. One old wedding tradition involved a manic horserace from the church to the house of the groom, where ...
The Highwaymen: A Journey Beneath the Irish Bog
Some days it feels less like sculpting and more like listening. The tools hum, the wood answers. I never start with a fixed design; the natural form leads me. That’s why no two ...
What’s the December Craic?
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“The Luck of the Irish” – Craft, Not Magic
Rather than credit their graft, resilience and skill, others dismissed their success as mere “Irish luck” – a backhanded way of saying they couldn’t possibly have achieved it through intelligence or effort..”