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Turlough Ó Carolan's Farewell to Turlough Ó Maoláin
The Donegal and Derry Diary. The ninth and final part, though I’m hoping to be back there in 2027.
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My Perfect Zombie
Dallying in Donegal and dabbling in Derry. The penultimate of a fair few parts.
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Ardara Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Days and nights in dear old Donegal. Part seven of nine, probably.
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Our Little Owen Man
Becoming a grandfather’s such a doddle. I’ve done it three times now without even getting out of the armchair.
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Ooze Next?
Days and nights in dear old Donegal. Part six of nine, maybe ten, but certainly not eleven.
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Israel
Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025
I agree with you entirely Ed.
We are constantly being brainwashed by the media. It seems that a huge chunk of the population of the so-called 'developed world' agree with the governments that support Netanyahoo but they do so simply out of...
Read full commentPosted in Up to Their Ears in Tears
Fireflies and frogs
Posted on Sat, 21 Sep 2024
A couple of times in our garden, after a summer evening rainshower, I've seen small frogs that have swallowed fireflies. I only know this because I've seen the dull flashing from inside their throats.
This is a lovely poem Jenny. I really...
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Bernard Manning
Posted on Tue, 09 Jul 2024
The former existence of Bernard Manning pours doubt on the possibility that there has ever been a supreme being that's made us in their image.
Read full commentPosted in Imperfect Beauty
Kind words, Di. Thank you.
Posted on Fri, 21 Jul 2023
Kind words, Di. Thank you.
If it helps you keep the giggling under control I'll read something about my involvement with the bubonic plague on 12 August.
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Martha Wainwright
Posted on Wed, 05 Nov 2025
I went to a Martha Wainwright gig at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London about twenty years ago. I was a bit unsure about her but my friend who was a fan bought me my ticket so I felt I had to go along. I didn't particularly enjoy any of the concert...
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Desperation
Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2025
Many thanks to you Di for your comment.
Ah those flags. They shouldn't be up there at all. They're not just racist but supporting a terrorist organisation that was very active during the Troubles. And to have them up there in a place so...
Read full commentPosted in Finding Fionnuala
Manchester... lah lah lah
Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025
I try to spend my mornings, at least, with my mind free of the world's horrors and atrocities. ABCtales is usually a grand place to make this escape as I drink my coffee. This Bulgarian style coffee that Priyatelkata describes as 'the coffee of...
Read full commentPosted in Mrs Muggins Goes On a Mini Tour of Italy, While the Butcher and the Clown Meet in Alaska! by Alfred N.Muggins
Groovy!
Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2025
Did you ever watch The Fast Show with John Thomson's 'Jazz Club' parody sketches? They were hilarious in that they were such a close likeness of the reality.
There are only small snippets of jazz that I like, and Django is a lot different...
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Those pesky sleeps
Posted on Tue, 05 Aug 2025
You certainly should visit Bulgaria Paul. This country, like all of the countries in the Balkans, are encrusted in jewels of history and culture that the rest of Europe knows nothing about. As an example, have a look on Google for ...
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Carrying the weight
Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025
It's often incredible how we take on responsibility simply because nobody else is there to do it. Your poem contains powerful words that make the practical and emotional hardship that you went through really stand out, along with what you missed...
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