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Here's your weekly dose of Irish for Thursday, September 29th 2022...

Irish proverb: If you don't know the way, walk slowly.

Latest updates:

• Sorry for those who opened your weekly dose on mobile. It appeared that the formatting was very stretched and not easy to read! I am told this was because an image I uploaded was too wide for mobiles. The problem is solved, and you should see the email with no issues today.
• I am taking a two-week break and walking the Rota Vincenta Fisherman's trail in Portugal! And according to the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler magazine, the Fishermen’s trail is among the six most beautiful coastal trails in the world. It is all along the coast of the Algarve and consists of six stops totalling over 225 km! So I am very excited about this, but sadly will not be stopping to blog on my trip, haha. I will, however, do a lot of contemplating and come back to you with an even better weekly dose of Irish! 🙂
• Apparently, it looks like this! 🙌
• This week the format is slightly different; as I have been packing and getting ready for the trip, I thought it best to leave you with some light reading for the next two weeks. And have added 25 of my favourite blog posts for you to read.
• I've also added three Irish jokes this week. I wish you a great weekend, and I look forward to speaking to you all in a few weeks.

Stephen's recommended blog posts:

Irish Celtic Symbols And Mythology:

1. Top 20 Celtic Symbols And Their Meanings Explained
2. The Celtic Cross
3. Famous Celebrities That Wear The Irish Claddagh Ring
4. Triskele Symbol – The Oldest Irish Symbol’s Meanings And History
5. The Green Man
6. The Irish Harp – A Symbol Of Ireland And Its Celtic Origins
7. The Celtic Knot Meaning And The 8 Different Types Explained
8. St Brigid’s Cross Day February 1st 
9. Celtic Tree Of Life(Crann Bethadh)
10. The Awen Celtic Symbol – The Three Rays Of Light From Ancient Times

Irish Jokes:

1. All Irish jokes in one place
2. 50 Irish Jokes Guaranteed to make you laugh
3. 15 More Irish jokes
4. Longer Irish Jokes
5.  Dave Allen’s Great Irish Joke On Catching A Leprechaun

Irish Poetry:

1. Top 100 Irish Poems Ranked And Updated Weekly
2. Under Ben Bulben, By W. B. Yeats – Yeats Final Poem
3. Spraying the Potatoes, by Patrick Kavanagh
4. Station Island Poem, by Seamus Heaney
5. ‘Tis The Last Rose Of Summer, By Thomas Moore

Viral and funny Irish videos:

1. Olympic Skater ‘Riverdance’s’ Across Ice, Brings Entire Stadium To Their Feet
2. Adele’s “Hello” Sung In Irish Is Absolutely Breathtaking
3. Galway Girls Flawlessly Irish Dance to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You”
4. Celtic Thunder sings “Amazing Grace,”
5. Liam Clancy Sings A Sensational Waltzing Matilda Cover

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Today in Irish history, September 29th:

September 29

1155 - A proposal for the invasion of Ireland by Henry II is discussed at the Council of Winchester and rejected, though soon after, Henry obtains a papal privilege approving the invasion

1603 - Rory O'Donnell kisses the king's hand and is created Earl of Tyrconnell

1678 - Count Peter Lacy, soldier, governor of Livonia (Latvia) and field marshal in the Russian army, is born in Killeedy, Co. Limerick

1732 - Birth of Sir Henry Cavendish, politician and master of shorthand, who recorded parliamentary debates

1778 - Birth in Dublin of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy

1798 - Tandy and other Irish political prisoners in Hamburg are handed over to British authorities

1826 - Charles Cornwallis Chesney, professor of military history, is born in Kilkeel, Co. Down

1836 - Michael Mulhall, publisher and statistician, is born in Dublin

1854 - Birth in Kinvara, Co. Galway of Francis Arthur Fahy, who wrote the song, Galway Bay

1898 - Fenian Thomas Clarke is released from Portland Prison

1905 - Francis Llewellyn Harrison, musicologist, is born in Dublin

1908 - Birth of film star Greer Garson in Co. Down

1929 - The last active Fenian, John Devoy, dies

1930 - George Bernard Shaw refuses a peerage

1972 - Kathleen Daly Clarke, Irish patriot, dies

1979 - Pope John Paul II arrives in Dublin for the first-ever papal visit to Ireland

1999 - Smyth’s bar on Haddington Road in Dublin is sold ‘virtually’ and otherwise in Ireland’s first Internet broadcast property auction

2002 - In Co. Wicklow, five paintings, including two by the renowned artist Rubens, are stolen in another raid on Russborough House, which has a history of art thefts.

In the liturgical calendar, today is the feast of St. Michael, the Archangel. Read our article Celebrating St. Michael's Day in Old Ireland.

Irish Joke:

Gallagher opened the morning newspaper

and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney.

'Did you see the paper?' asked Gallagher. 'They say I died!!'

'Yes, I saw it!' replied Finney. 'Where are ye callin' from?'

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An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut. The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.

He says, 'Sir, have you been drinking?'

'Just water,' says the priest.

The trooper says, 'Then why do I smell wine?'

The priest looks at the bottle and says, 'Good Lord! He's done it again!'

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An Irish dad calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, “I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing.” “Dad, what are you talking about?” the son screams.

“We can’t stand the sight of each other any longer,” the father says. “We’re sick of each other, and I’m sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Leeds and tell her.”

The son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. “Like heck, they’re getting divorced!” she shouts, “I’ll take care of this!”

She calls Ireland immediately and screams at her father, “You are NOT getting

divorced. Don’t do a single thing until I get there. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don’t do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?” and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. “Sorted! They’re coming for Christmas – and they’re paying their own way"

About the founder of Irish Around The World: 

Okay, some of you might be wondering.

Just who runs this Irish Around The World website?? 

Or maybe you don't care, haha. 

My name is Stephen Palmer from Co. Cork, and I have been involved in many Irish-related projects over the years. 

While it may seem this website is run by a whole team of highly skilled Irishmen, it is just run by myself. 

So I want to thank you again for taking the time to subscribe and participate in the community. 

So how did you start a website about Irish people around the world Stephen?

Where it all began: 

I created a website in 2013 to help Irish people who are moving to Australia, and recently a new group to help Irish ex-pats who are returning to Ireland.

I have always enjoyed reading about Irish heritage and how connected Irish people are around the world.

But I felt that the websites did not connect the people to the information. Instead, they just published daily articles regardless of whether people cared about them or not. 

So I decided to change it and create my own Facebook community called Irish Around The World.

It expanded to an Irish Around The World group, now with over 70k members!

Many of you have probably seen me popping in, and out of our Facebook group has been amazing to see the interaction with each member. 

There have been many ups and downs in the groups. Laughs and tears but every day, it continues to move forward. Thanks for being a part of it.

Sign up here if you haven't joined yet and don't know what you are missing.

Thank you again for being a part of Irish Around The World. 

Have a great day! 

All the best, 

Stephen Palmer

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