Akron Irish: Irish Boxing with Lisa, Lisa, Lisa!
Akron Irish: Irish Boxing with Lisa, Lisa, Lisa By Lisa O’Rourke I often wonder how I ended up in such a sporty family. When I go to sporting events, I […]
Akron Irish: Every Blooming Thing
Akron Irish: Every Blooming Thing By Lisa O’Rourke This past February marked a big anniversary, no less than one hundred years, since the publication of a, and maybe the, penultimate […]
Akron Irish: Back in Business
Akron Irish: Back in Business By Lisa O’Rourke When you get it wrong, you have to own it. A few years ago, worried about the unpredictable Irish economy and the […]
Don’t Feck with the Irish:
Akron Irish: Don’t Feck with the Irish By Lisa O’Rourke There is a tricky wind moving over Europe. We didn’t see it coming even though we did. Like a […]
Akron Irish: Pudding So Good
Akron Irish: Pudding By Lisa O’Rourke Some silly moments stick with you. Several years ago, I was sitting at a table in Ireland with some […]
Akron Irish: Play on Irish Love Songs
Akron Irish: Play on Irish Love Songs By Lisa O’Rourke Music is inexorably linked to events in our lives. Christmas is just not Christmas without some Mariah Carey in the […]
Akron Irish: The Crown Jewel of Truth
Akron Irish: The Crown Jewel of Truth By Lisa O’Rourke I recently came across a news item discussing the still missing Irish Crown Jewels. What Crown Jewels? Irish history is […]
Akron Irish: Serendipities
Akron Irish: Serendipities By Lisa O’Rourke “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson “Do you think the universe fights for […]
Akron Irish: Do the Duo
Akron Irish: Do the Duo By Lisa O’Rourke Thomas Wolfe wrote, “All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travelers to walls and fences, hunters to […]
Akron Irish: Nuns!
Akron Irish: Nuns! By Lisa O’Rourke Upon encountering a roomful of nuns, many would do as Fr. Jack did in the iconic Irish sitcom, “Father Ted,” and reverse rapidly out […]
