The teapot is packed.
Some Longer Irish Things I’ve Written in KC:
   • Good Times Don’t Last
   • Literally America
   • Turkeyed Out
   • Autumn, I Mean Fall
   • Everyone’s a […]

Read: I Don’t Know About You, But I Fancy A Pint »

Boys and girls, as we approach the hour of Friday, August 31, 2007, it’s a very big day for Irish KC.
Somewhere in the next few […]

Read: Kansas City Moves To Ireland »

Speaking of Irish events in Kansas City, although I posted it on the Irish Events Calendar I didn’t draw your attention last week to […]

Read: Once More unto the Breach, I mean the Tivoli »

This Labor Day weekend on Saturday September 1, 2007, you can see 2 of Kansas City’s Celtic Rock bands perform downtown at The Brick.
At 10pm […]

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Aha! I may not be a stereotype after all.
Because I listen to tapes way more than I listen to CDs.
And that’s just as well […]

Read: Packing List #3: The Kansas City Tapes »

When I left Ireland for Kansas City in 1999, I brought 32 boxes, a suitcase and a bicycle.
And 2 extra large brown soda breads straight […]

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I knew I had it somewhere.
I’ve just found my old Post Office Savings Bank book from Ireland.
Banc Taisce an Phoist.
I started it in 1974 with […]

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One of the highlights in becoming a grown up for me was being able to choose what books go in the bathroom.
Actually being able to […]

Read: Packing List #2: Books in the Bathroom »

John Bunch in Atchison, Kansas sends word that the Slow Session at Benedictine College starts again this WEDNESDAY Evening, August 29, 2007
They start at 8:30 […]

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Here’s a little something my brother sent me a couple of weeks ago.
It’s an old article from The Onion of a man who is very […]

Read: Man Proud Of His Irish Roots »

List time again.
I’m clearing my desk and so packing away the CDs that are on it. They are not all the CDs I […]

Read: Packing List #1: CDs on the Desk »

You know the way I’m supposedly moving back to Ireland?
Well, I’m packing.
Why thank you.
And I’m coping with uninformative shipping and trucking companies. Moments ago […]

Read: Building Up to Labor Day Weekend »

Spraying blood, bullets in the head, corpse dismemberments - yes it’s Irish comedy time.
The Lieutenant of Inishmore by acclaimed London-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh is coming […]

Read: Irish Play for KC: The Lieutenant of Inishmore »

Irish traditional music band Chulrua are playing in Kansas City on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 8pm.
Chulrua are Paddy O’Brien on the button accordion, Pat […]

Read: Irish Music in Kansas City: Chulrua »

All-Ireland semi-final day. The 2nd one. Last week Cork dismissed Meath with frightening ease.
And today, moments ago, Dublin and Kerry finished their game.
We talk […]

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When you walk into a bookstore that sells used books you are surrounded by a million memories of lives you’ll never know.
Here’s a photograph […]

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For those not keeping up with the sidebar features, John left a comment on my Cayman Islands being more Irish than Kansas City post asking […]

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For the stalkers and the concerned who have been following my imminent move to Ireland, there have been developments.
Promised that confirmation would be received on […]

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My dog was the featured video today on YouTube for Ireland.
If it’s no longer there then you still have 3 other places where you can […]

Read: Irish KC Dog Features #1 on YouTube for Ireland »

Speaking of the Book of Kells, on Sunday October 7, 2007 the Irish Museum and Cultural Center is having a presentation of the most famous […]

Read: Learn About The Book of Kells at KC’s Irish Center »