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Archive for “April, 2008”

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An Irish House in the KC Area?

Posted by: eolai on April 30th, 2008

Tell me this house, featured on FileGirl’s blog, isn’t Irish?
Please.

Read: An Irish House in the KC Area? »

Categorized as: Miscellaneous | 5 Comments »


James Galway in Kansas City, MO

Posted by: eolai on April 30th, 2008

James Galway. Sir.
We’re not just talking flute; we’re talking gold.
One of Ireland’s most famous and most successful musicians, ever, is performing in Kansas City, […]

Read: James Galway in Kansas City, MO »

Categorized as: Classical, Events, James Galway | 2 Comments »


KC News Resumes

Posted by: eolai on April 30th, 2008

Ok, if you’re one of those people who only reads the right hand column, then you’ll have missed out on the fact that I’ve been […]

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Categorized as: Housekeeping | No Comments »


Sale on Paintings, FREE Shipping worldwide

Posted by: eolai on April 28th, 2008

[UPDATE: Sale ENDED May 11 2008. Normal Price now applies, free shipping is discontinued ]
The anti-climax is here. I’ve just put 76 paintings on sale. […]

Read: Sale on Paintings, FREE Shipping worldwide »

Categorized as: 1-eolai, Art | 11 Comments »


It’s in the Trees! It’s Coming!

Posted by: eolai on April 26th, 2008

Rather than post anything new over here, I’m going to concentrate on getting all the coding and images etc. finished so I can post the […]

Read: It’s in the Trees! It’s Coming! »

Categorized as: 1-eolai, Housekeeping | 1 Comment »


Nobody’s Child #41

Posted by: eolai on April 25th, 2008

Perhaps I told you that I painted a cow when the Cow Parade came to Kansas City in 2001? The cow I painted I […]

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Categorized as: Art | No Comments »


Celtic Festival at Governor Stumpy’s 2008

Posted by: eolai on April 24th, 2008

Kansas City’s annual Celtic Block Party at Governor Stumpy’s on the edge of Brookside and Waldo, has grown up and is now a 2-Day Celtic […]

Read: Celtic Festival at Governor Stumpy’s 2008 »

Categorized as: Connacht Town, Elders, Events, Festivals, Flannigan's Right Hook, Governor Stumpy's | 1 Comment »


Nobody’s Child #40

Posted by: eolai on April 24th, 2008

8 years ago the adoption of my son was completed and I wrote these words:
Fatherhood is a permanent joy, as full time as anybody who […]

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Categorized as: Miscellaneous | No Comments »


John Spillane helps Balcony TV celebrate 2M views

Posted by: eolai on April 24th, 2008

John Spillane of Cork is on Balcony TV today helping them celebrate their 2,000,000th view.
Spillane is performing There Was A Man the 1st track from […]

Read: John Spillane helps Balcony TV celebrate 2M views »

Categorized as: John Spillane, Video | 1 Comment »


Irish Music at Kansas Festival Anniversary

Posted by: eolai on April 24th, 2008

On Saturday, 24 May, 2008, at 7pm in the Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence, Kansas there is a festival of music celebrating the 25th anniversary of […]

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Categorized as: Events, Forest Green, Kelly | No Comments »


Nobody’s Child #39

Posted by: eolai on April 23rd, 2008

Frequently when setting off to pick up my son during winter in Kansas City, I would fill the birdfeeder that hung from my porch.
So that […]

Read: Nobody’s Child #39 »

Categorized as: 1-eolai, Animals, Nostalgia | 3 Comments »


KC Gaelic Football Team to Play Other Cities

Posted by: eolai on April 23rd, 2008

The Kansas City Gaelic Athletic Club have received invitations to play Gaelic Football against clubs in New Mexico, and they been invited to meet the […]

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Categorized as: Sport | No Comments »


Nobody’s Child #38

Posted by: eolai on April 23rd, 2008

When my divorce was finalised in 2003 it included a Parenting Plan, thrashed out by both parents, of what days and times our son, then […]

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Categorized as: Miscellaneous | 1 Comment »


Watching NCAA Basketball in Ireland

Posted by: eolai on April 23rd, 2008

It’s old news at this stage but it appears that I was not the only person in Ireland wondering how KU were getting on in […]

Read: Watching NCAA Basketball in Ireland »

Categorized as: Sport | No Comments »


Nobody’s Child #37

Posted by: eolai on April 23rd, 2008

When living in Kansas City the limited time I got to spend with my son was time we did things together. I wrote these words […]

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Categorized as: Miscellaneous | No Comments »


Leaving Kansas and Learning Languages

Posted by: eolai on April 22nd, 2008

Annie Simmermon in the University Daily Kansan found it scary deciding to go abroad but decided that she needed to know more than Kansas. […]

Read: Leaving Kansas and Learning Languages »

Categorized as: Gaeilge, Travel | No Comments »


Nobody’s Child #36

Posted by: eolai on April 22nd, 2008

3 Years ago in Kansas City my time with my son was so precious that I wouldn’t take phone calls even from my family in […]

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Categorized as: Miscellaneous | No Comments »


Kansas City Public House

Posted by: eolai on April 22nd, 2008

What used to be WJ McBride’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas is now Public House, or Kansas City Public House if you […]

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Categorized as: Bob Reeder, Flannigan's Right Hook, The Public House, WJ McBride's - OP | No Comments »


Nobody’s Child #35

Posted by: eolai on April 22nd, 2008

In the summer of 2003 my divorce was being processed, and time with my son was changing.
I wrote these words then:
Life with Mr. Moo […]

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Categorized as: Miscellaneous | No Comments »


FAIQ #26 Do You Have Thunderstorms in Ireland?

Posted by: eolai on April 22nd, 2008

Q. Do You Have Thunderstorms in Ireland
Answer: We gave them to you.
Thunderstorms started in Ireland and were brought to America in the mid-18th century […]

Read: FAIQ #26 Do You Have Thunderstorms in Ireland? »

Categorized as: 1-eolai, FA Irish Q, weather | 3 Comments »


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    An Irish House in the KC Area?

    Posted: on April 30th, 2008

    Tell me this house, featured on FileGirl’s blog, isn’t Irish?
    Please.

    James Galway in Kansas City, MO

    Posted: on April 30th, 2008

    James Galway. Sir.
    We’re not just talking flute; we’re talking gold.
    One of Ireland’s most famous and most successful musicians, ever, is performing in Kansas City, […]

    KC News Resumes

    Posted: on April 30th, 2008

    Ok, if you’re one of those people who only reads the right hand column, then you’ll have missed out on the fact that I’ve been […]

    Nobody’s Child #41

    Posted: on April 25th, 2008

    Perhaps I told you that I painted a cow when the Cow Parade came to Kansas City in 2001? The cow I painted I […]

    Celtic Festival at Governor Stumpy’s 2008

    Posted: on April 24th, 2008

    Kansas City’s annual Celtic Block Party at Governor Stumpy’s on the edge of Brookside and Waldo, has grown up and is now a 2-Day Celtic […]

    Nobody’s Child #40

    Posted: on April 24th, 2008

    8 years ago the adoption of my son was completed and I wrote these words:
    Fatherhood is a permanent joy, as full time as anybody who […]

    John Spillane helps Balcony TV celebrate 2M views

    Posted: on April 24th, 2008

    John Spillane of Cork is on Balcony TV today helping them celebrate their 2,000,000th view.
    Spillane is performing There Was A Man the 1st track from […]

    Irish Music at Kansas Festival Anniversary

    Posted: on April 24th, 2008

    On Saturday, 24 May, 2008, at 7pm in the Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence, Kansas there is a festival of music celebrating the 25th anniversary of […]

    KC Gaelic Football Team to Play Other Cities

    Posted: on April 23rd, 2008

    The Kansas City Gaelic Athletic Club have received invitations to play Gaelic Football against clubs in New Mexico, and they been invited to meet the […]

    Nobody’s Child #38

    Posted: on April 23rd, 2008

    When my divorce was finalised in 2003 it included a Parenting Plan, thrashed out by both parents, of what days and times our son, then […]

    Watching NCAA Basketball in Ireland

    Posted: on April 23rd, 2008

    It’s old news at this stage but it appears that I was not the only person in Ireland wondering how KU were getting on in […]

    Nobody’s Child #37

    Posted: on April 23rd, 2008

    When living in Kansas City the limited time I got to spend with my son was time we did things together. I wrote these words […]

    Leaving Kansas and Learning Languages

    Posted: on April 22nd, 2008

    Annie Simmermon in the University Daily Kansan found it scary deciding to go abroad but decided that she needed to know more than Kansas. […]

    Nobody’s Child #36

    Posted: on April 22nd, 2008

    3 Years ago in Kansas City my time with my son was so precious that I wouldn’t take phone calls even from my family in […]

    Kansas City Public House

    Posted: on April 22nd, 2008

    What used to be WJ McBride’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas is now Public House, or Kansas City Public House if you […]

    Nobody’s Child #35

    Posted: on April 22nd, 2008

    In the summer of 2003 my divorce was being processed, and time with my son was changing.
    I wrote these words then:
    Life with Mr. Moo […]

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