Are you wondering about the significance of Halloween in Ireland? Have you wondered why your co-worker Pádraig Ó Branagáin calls October 31st “Samhain“?..
Commenter of the Fortnight & Poll of the Fortnight
Posted by on October 30th, 2007 in administrative and awardFirst things first: The Commenter of the Fortnight is Jaime B, mostly due to her comment relating the “ominous and quite condemning description of hurling by Philip Stubbes in 1583.” The staff of the Bakker Bugle are proud of their inquisitive minds and thorough approach to research, and they detect a kindred spirit in Jaime’s contribution…
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Web Log
Posted by on October 30th, 2007 in administrativeA collection of links with just a little guidance for each one.
What’s News in Ireland? These links represent the stories that seem to dominate the newsmedia of Ireland…
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The Oldest Building in Dublin
Posted by on October 30th, 2007 in culture and dublinDublin is a vibrant, exciting city. Compared to other European capitals, however, it is not chock-full of museums and historical sites that are obvious to the casual visitor…
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The NFL on FOX SKY
Posted by on October 28th, 2007 in culture, expat and sports
When we moved to Dublin, we made the choice of getting the “local” (UK) satellite system, called SKY. We were amazed to discover this fall that SKY Sports is showing NFL games each Sunday…
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Springfield and Shelbyville
Posted by on October 28th, 2007 in culture, ireland and travelWhile on a short cab ride in Westport, Kathryn and I struck up a conversation with the driver…
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Housekeeping
Posted by on October 28th, 2007 in administrativeTomorrow (Monday) is a Bank Holiday here in Ireland, so this is a three-day weekend for us. It would be an ideal weekend to travel — except that we spent most of the last week in Westport…
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Westport this week
Posted by on October 25th, 2007 in ireland and travelAnita had a corporate retreat on the West of Ireland this week, in the town of Westport. I traveled with her, and I wound up walking all around the Westport area…
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Open House Architecture in Dublin
Posted by on October 21st, 2007 in culture and dublinAnita and I stumbled across the Irish Architecture Foundation’s Open House Dublin this week, and just in time. This weekend, several interesting private sites are open to the public…
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Joe Girardi
Posted by on October 19th, 2007 in sportsChicago readers of the B.B.B. will recognize the name Joe Girardi as the catcher for the Cubs from 1989-1992 and 2000-2002…
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