Tag Archives: Ireland

Thought For the Day: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

Posted on March 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Aloha Promises Forever wishes all its readers a very happy and if a believer, holy Saint Patrick’s Day! The Feast of Saint Patrick (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is a religious and cultural holiday observed since the 17th century on March 17th … Continue reading →

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Sonic Gems: Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ’74

Posted on November 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader, William Rory Gallagher was born on March 2, 1948.  Coming up in County Donegal and brought up in Cork, Gallagher first formed the band Taste in the 1960s and then recorded … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel – Ulster Cycle

Posted on September 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The Greeks have nothing on the Irish with respect to telling tales of tragedy.  This post is with respect to one such tragedy.  Togail Bruidne Da Derga or The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel is a tale within the Ulster … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Holinshed’s Chronicles

Posted on July 15, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland also known simply as Holinshed’s Chronicles is a multi-volume comprehensive history of the British Isles.  It was published in two editions.  The first in 1577.  The second in 1587.  Its importance today lies in its … Continue reading →

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