Happy Hoffenpurpenburger Day Everyone!
Posted by: Eolaí on March 20th, 2010
Today everybody is a Hoffenpurpenburger, so be safe people and enjoy - have a great Hoffenpurpenburger Day.
I’m off for a walk with the dog […]
HOT on Irish KC
Ireland: The Cottage Chronicles
Audio: My Interview with Damien Dempsey
Art: My Irish Paintings for Sale
Music: Kansas City Irish & Celtic Bands
Sport: 1st Gaelic Football Game in Kansas City
Archive for “Holidays”
Today is Mother’s Day in Ireland
Posted by: Eolaí on March 14th, 2010
Today is Mother’s Day in Ireland, which you’ll note is a different day to Mother’s Day in America.
Mother’s Day in Ireland and Britain has a […]
Read: Today is Mother’s Day in Ireland »
An Irish Valentine’s Day
Posted by: Eolaí on February 13th, 2010
Lá Fhéile Vailintín.
I enjoy St. Valentine’s Day here in Ireland. And by that I mean that I enjoy St. Valentine’s Day because I’m not in […]
Read: An Irish Valentine’s Day »
St Brigid’s Day
Posted by: Eolaí on February 1st, 2010
Today, February 1st, is St. Brigid’s Day.
February 1st is also the 1st day of spring in Ireland
Brigid, a Kildare lass whose feast day of […]
Read: St Brigid’s Day »
Ireland in the Snow
Posted by: Eolaí on January 9th, 2010
While I’m getting ready for the re-launch of Irish KC, which may not even happen, and since there are still the best part of 1,000 […]
Read: Ireland in the Snow »
Irish Happy New Year
Posted by: Eolaí on December 31st, 2009
A reminder of 2 things about New Year from an Irish perspective.
1. How to say Happy New Year in Irish (Gaelic/Gaeilge)
2. How the Irish celebrate […]
Read: Irish Happy New Year »
Happy Christmas Mr Moo
Posted by: Eolaí on December 26th, 2009
Christmas isn’t over dude.
Read: Happy Christmas Mr Moo »
It’s Christmas in Ireland
Posted by: Eolaí on December 24th, 2009
Here’s a couple of photos I took this evening, Christmas Eve in Dublin.
The first is of James Joyce looking at the spot in Dublin where […]
Read: It’s Christmas in Ireland »
The Eve of Christmas
Posted by: Eolaí on December 24th, 2009
As I’m off into town (that would be Dublin, Ireland) for my traditional annual shopping blitz and good cheer, here’s pretty much most of the […]
Read: The Eve of Christmas »
The Irish Halloween Links
Posted by: Eolaí on October 31st, 2009
It’s October 31st, Halloween, so tonight is Oíche Shamhna. Yes, we have Hallowe’en in Ireland; we’ve had it since before Columbus landed in the […]
Read: The Irish Halloween Links »
Happy 13th
Posted by: Eolaí on July 13th, 2009
Today is an official holiday in Northern Ireland. Because it’s July 13th. And it’s Monday. Which means the 12th fell on a Sunday.
Commemorating the Battle […]
Read: Happy 13th »
June Bank Holiday
Posted by: Eolaí on June 1st, 2009
Today is a national Public Holiday in Ireland so I’m not really here. In the ridiculous sunshine that is Ireland of the last few days, […]
Read: June Bank Holiday »
A Pillow For Mother’s Day
Posted by: Eolaí on May 10th, 2009
It’s the day you forget how badly you treat your mother on every other day of the year. And how badly your mother treats […]
Read: A Pillow For Mother’s Day »
An Easter Sunday Toast
Posted by: Eolaí on April 11th, 2009
Here’s to silence.
See Also:
• What Did The Easter Bunny Bring You When You Were A Kid In Ireland?
• Good Friday
• Chocolate Jesus
• The 1916 Easter […]
Read: An Easter Sunday Toast »
Happy Mothers Day. Or Not
Posted by: Eolaí on March 22nd, 2009
This is one of those things we do differently, in Ireland and in America. Today is Mothers Day in Ireland, or Mothering Sunday if you […]
Read: Happy Mothers Day. Or Not »
Just Past The Middle of Spring
Posted by: Eolaí on March 20th, 2009
Today is an important day here in Ireland, because it’s the first…actually it’s not, I just made that up. We’re actually over halfway through our […]
Read: Just Past The Middle of Spring »
Annual Hoffenpurpenburger Day Celebration
Posted by: Eolaí on March 20th, 2009
In the life of Irish KC, this is the 4th year we’ve got to celebrate the annual traditions that are Hoffenpurpenburger Day.
Just as well […]
Because It’s Special
Posted by: Eolaí on February 28th, 2009
Every year at this time I think of Pandas.
Because it’s a special time.
Read: Because It’s Special »
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
