Tag: ireland
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He Wasn’t Even Irish
photo courtesy of Rashmi on Unsplash He was born in Britain to a family of faith. At that time, Britain was protected by the Roman Empire. But just before his sixteenth birthday, once the Roman army had left the area, Irish pirates invaded western Britain and kidnapped young Patrick, selling him into slavery in Ireland.…
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Change Of Plans
We were on a ferry from the Aran Islands heading back to the mainland of Ireland. These are a group of three islands off the west coast of the Emerald Isle, and we were returning from the largest of the three, Inishmore. It had been raining for several hours, and the wind had started to…
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Wearin’ Of The Green
When I was in sixth grade, my teacher, Mrs. Wagner, had us write our very first research paper. We could pick any country in the world and find out as much as we could about the history, customs, and local landmarks. Crafting it into a paper with footnotes and creating a poster board with pictures…
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The Wearin’ Of The Green
photo courtesy of Eyestetix Studio on Unsplash When I was a young mom, I loved the idea of making St. Patrick’s Day fun for the kids by creating green-themed meals, like green pancakes and green mashed potatoes (and reading Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham”). (Nobody told me that green food was unappetizing.) We’d look…
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