52 days ago by National Disgrace

They say that Sean Connery got the James Bond gig after his performance in Darby O’Gill and the little People. The Bond director Albert Broccoli was apparently so impressed that he was cast immediately. I wonder what it was about his portrayal of ‘Michael McBride’ that swung it in his favour? Maybe ...

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58 days ago by disneyprincessv

So somehow I forgot we were Southern/Irish and I was dreading the wake tonight, thinking it would be a repeat of the terribly sad wakes I've been to before. It was actually quite enjoyable. After the momentary depression of seeing my grandda in a wooden box covered in flowers, it was a wonderful fam ...

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60 days ago by disneyprincessv

Grandpa died about 12:55 Sunday, October 18th (this morning). I was there with him, actually-- Mama and Daddy were with me for Sweet Briar's Families Weekend when we got the phone call. We drove straight to him (a 3-hour drive) and got there literally about a minute before he passed. It was so unusu ...

In A World of My Own - disneyprincessv.livejournal.com

92 days ago by johnperivolaris

When we met to discuss my travels over the next few months, I had mentioned to John that I had only just managed to secure in time my visa for entry into Algeria before leaving first for Paris. John suggested I take a photograph of it for inclusion in Left Luggage. Getting the visa proved a minor or ...

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101 days ago by Melianna

Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbour. It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

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192 days ago by Prony

L`Irlande compte ses voix. Ici on a le meilleur système, le plus démocratique, quand il s’agit de compter les votes. Il y a seulement “un tour”: vous votez pour une personne en tant que “numéro 1″, puis vous donner des numéros à tous les autres candidats par ordre de préférence. Chaque candidat a se ...

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203 days ago by Jessica's thoughts

The 13th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on Irish vacations, and you can read more about it here. The topic for the 15th edition will be on the 2nd summer reading challenge, and you can read more abou ...

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212 days ago by Prony

C’est un des hommes politiques qui “sentent bon”, qui inspirent confiance. (J’ai pas été le renifler, ceci dit!) C’est une des raisons pour lesquelles j’ai choisit mon nom Irlandais… http://www.derossa.com/

Proinsias, quelque chose ... - blog.proinsias.com

212 days ago by Prony

Transcription et traduction en cours… pour la troisiéme fois ils m’appellent et me demande de commenter…

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212 days ago by Prony

C’est un des hommes politiques qui sentent bon, qui inspirent confiance. C’est une des raisons pour lesquelles j’ai choisit mon nom Irlandais… http://www.derossa.com/

Proinsias, quelque chose ... - blog.proinsias.com