I haven’t abandoned the Irish news in Kansas City, however Irish it may be, but I have a small dog here beside me that also […]

Read: Walking in Ireland, Back in a Bit »

The dog reacts to the tractor first, running with blanket from bed to window. For the 3rd day in a row a vehicle is coming […]

Read: The Cottage - Day 10 »

Misty morning. Or, if you prefer, rain without wind.
Hey, the smell is gone. The kitchen/living room/dining room no longer smells of dead rodent or water […]

Read: The Cottage - Day 9 »

The Tularosa Basin
Part 64 of the Cycle-Across-America series. (Read from the start in Boston or see the full index)

These excerpts are from the transcipts of […]

Read: Cycling Across America #64 »

The first day in almost a week that the dog doesn’t get up before me. Grey and windy outside, but judging by the sea maybe […]

Read: The Cottage - Day 8 »

Okay then, we’ll carry on with the cottage posts.
The cottage chronicles are the first things I’ve ever done on IrishKC that I didn’t actually plan.
I’m […]

Read: We’ll Go On So »

The Kansas City Gaelic Athletic Club has settled on a time and place for Hurling practice.
It’s moved around a bit before but from now on […]

Read: Hurling Practice in Kansas City »

Following the release of their debut CD, Dair, the Kansas City based Irish tradional music band Kelly have added a couple of tunes to their […]

Read: New Songs by KC Trad Band Kelly »

The Rio Hondo Valley
Part 63 of the Cycle-Across-America series. (Read from the start in Boston or see the full index)

This excerpt from the journal of […]

Read: Cycling Across America #63 »

I forgot to tell youse a couple of weeks ago (I was distracted) that J. Murphy’s Irish Pub and Grille, the new Irish pub in […]

Read: J. Murphy’s Irish Pub and Grille : Website »

It is Saturday, but to know that I have to look it up on the computer.
Stillness. Blue sky, blue sea, green fields, green islands.
Let’s […]

Read: The Cottage - Day 7 »

So today is halfway to St Patrick’s Day.
I only know that because of events in America. Here in Ireland the day is known as Wednesday.
Halfway […]

Read: Halfway To Paddy’s Day KC 2008 »

There are some great photos, of a couple of the Irish events in the KC area last weekend, now posted on the MySpace page of […]

Read: A Weekend of KC Irish Photos »

I can’t tell anymore if it’s raining or not. It probably doesn’t matter. With no need to cycle to the village the day won’t be […]

Read: The Cottage - Day 6 »

To Roswell, NM
Part 62 of the Cycle-Across-America series. (Read from the start in Boston or see the full index)

This post consists of excerpts from the […]

Read: Cycling Across America #62 »

Or since it’s Kansas couldn’t we go with Evolution: Sweat. Dance. Rock & Roll?
What’s described as a fiery fusion of tap, jazz, tango, martial arts […]

Read: Revolution: Sweat. Dance. Rock & Roll. »

A bright start. Raining, but a bright kind of rain. And the winds have gone. Yes I will cycle today.
An email from the landlord tells […]

Read: The Cottage - Day 5 »

I think there’s an interesting story trying to get out in this column by Hearne Christopher Jnr. in the Kansas City Star.
Basically the artist/photographer Jodi […]

Read: KC Gallery Owner, Playboy, and Ireland »

Here are 12 photographs I’ve taken from my new home or within minutes walk of it.
As I post these it is now raining, as it […]

Read: 12 Photos »

A thin layer of clouds hints at a nice day. I can still see the strips of lightness half an hour later when the cold […]

Read: The Cottage - Day 4 »