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Mar 25, 2022 3:33 pm
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Here's your weekly dose of Irish for March 25th 2022...
- Sadly St Patrick's day is over!😔 BUT don't worry, I have updated my St Patrick's day countdown for 2023! You can see how many days until it is St Patrick's day 2023 here 😊 *Too lazy? It is ~356 days to go! 😲
- What’s your favourite Irish movie? An interesting fact I came across during the week: The company recently reported that people hit Netflix’s “Skip Intro” button 136 million times per day, which is equivalent to 195 years in cumulative time saved. Conversation starter:
Latest updates & news:
- On St Patrick's day, over 75'000 people visited my blog from 112 different countries! Wow!
- I took a few days off this week, mainly because of St Patrick's day and because I got my wisdom teeth out on Monday(ouch!). But don't worry, I still have new Irish jokes and, of course, a new Irish poem.
- I hope you have a fantastic weekend! A big welcome to new followers and subscribers! Thank you for being part of Irish Around The World!
This week's posts:
☘️ Sheep and Lambs By Katharine Tynan Hinkson – Top Irish Poem
I am always surprised how few female poets appear on the top 100 Irish poems list. But this week, I picked number 76 from the top 100 Irish poems list.
The post Sheep and Lambs By Katharine Tynan Hinkson – Top Irish Poem appeared first on Irish Around The World.
🧑🎤 Celtic Woman Sing An Incredible Cover Of “Danny Boy” For St Patrick’s Day
I hope you have an incredible St Patrick’s day wherever you are in the world!
Before I pressed play on this incredible song, I popped into the YouTube comments and …
The post Celtic Woman Sing An Incredible Cover Of “Danny Boy” For St Patrick’s Day appeared first on Irish Around The World.
☘️ Why The Shamrock Is A Symbol of St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland
Just like the Irish Harp, the Shamrock has appeared throughout Irish history.
Confusion the national symbol of Ireland is the Harp, not the Shamrock.
The Shamrock is the national flower of …
The post Why The Shamrock Is A Symbol of St.
Patrick’s Day and Ireland ☘️ appeared first on Irish Around The World.
🐕 Irish Wolfhound – 15 Things You Need To Know About This Gentle Giant
One of the most searched dog terms on the internet the Irish Wolfhound.
This remarkable dog often claims the award for the most giant dogs in the world!
Today I am …
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There is no shortage of Irish jokes on my site.
But this week I found a lovely clip from Mike Dunafon.
He is a great storyteller and I love the …
The post An Irish Drinking Joke… appeared first on Irish Around The World.
🥧 How To Make A Delicious Irish Shepherd’s Pie – With Video
I grew up with my mother regularly cooking us delicious Irish Shepherd’s pie.
And now that I am an adult, I still crave it now and then.
I found this …
The post How To Make A Delicious Irish Shepherd’s Pie – With Video appeared first on Irish Around The World.
😂 Jokes and Accents of Ireland – Niall Tóibín
I found this great clip from Niall Tóibín.
A fellow Cork man passed away on November 13th 2019. He was a fantastic Irish comedian and actor.
The clip is 9 …
The post Jokes and Accents of Ireland – Niall Tóibín appeared first on Irish Around The World.
😂 The Best Of The Irish On The Graham Norton Show
I love watching the Graham Norton show as I am sure you do too.
There have been many Irish people who appeared on the show over the years.
So when …
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This week's Irish jokes:
Two Irish women walking through the forest one day hear a voice coming from near a log."Help me." They lifted the log and, underneath, found a frog. "Help me," said the frog ", I am an investment banker turned into a frog by an evil curse. I need to be kissed by a woman, and I will turn back into an investment banker." One of the women grabbed the frog and stuffed it into her handbag. Aghast, her friend said, "Did you not hear the frog? He needs to to be returned to being an investment banker." "Listen", her friend said." these days, a talking frog is worth a lot more than an investment banker."
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When my wife's sister, Patty, was very young, she was allowed to have her best friend, a boy named Rory, over to spend the night. As the children grew toward adolescence, their parents knew that someday the sleepovers would have to end. One night, when Rory and his family were visiting, everyone gathered around the television to watch the Rose of Tralee pageant. When Patty asked if Rory could stay over, the parents hesitated, wondering if the time had finally come to discontinue the tradition. At that moment, the pageant host announced a contestant's measurements: 36-22-36. "Rory," his mother asked, "what are those numbers?" The boy thought for only a moment before responding, "Ninety-four?"
Rory was allowed to stay.
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A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a lad dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, a leather jacket, and jeans. Saint Peter addresses the lad: "Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?" The fellah replies, "I'm Johnny O'Rourke, taxi driver, Brooklyn, New York." Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the taxi driver, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven." The taxi driver goes into Heaven with his robe and staff, and it's the minister's turn. He stands erect and booms out, "I am Phillip Smith, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last forty-three years." Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the minister, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven." "Just a minute," says the minister. "That man was a taxi driver, and he gets a silken robe and golden staff. How can this be?" "Up here, we work by results," says Saint Peter. "While you preached, people slept; while he drove, people prayed."
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So what is this week's top Irish poem?
Sheep and Lambs By Katharine Tynan Hinkson
I am always surprised how few female poets appear on the top 100 Irish poems list. But this week, I picked number 76 from the top 100 Irish poems list. This poem is by Katharine Tynan Hinkson. I felt it was appropriate as we head out of March and into April.
Last week was the first day of Spring, and the poem Sheep and Lambs is about a lady in rural Ireland observing the Sheep and lamb on a spring day. Were you expecting a more profound meaning? haha
Who was Katharine Hinkson?
Katharine Hinkson, or Hinkson-Tynan, was born at Whitehall dairy farm, Clondalkin, County Dublin. She was one of 12 children of Andrew Cullen Tynan and Elizabeth Reilly Tynan. Our good friend W.B Yeats had regular chats with her after meeting her in June 1885, in connection with C. H. Oldham’s Dublin University Review. Yeats described her as ‘very plain’ though always affectionate towards her.
And she certainly was a busy woman; she wrote 100 novels, 12 collections of short stories, three plays, anthologies, and innumerable articles on social questions such as poor children and women’s working conditions. Plus a whole lot more which I won’t go into.
Now let’s get to this short, great Irish poem.
Sheep and Lambs By Katharine Tynan Hinkson
All in the April morning,
April airs were abroad;
The sheep with their little lambs
Pass’d me by on the road.
The sheep with their little lambs
Pass’d me by on the road;
All in an April evening
I thought on the Lamb of God.
The lambs were weary, and crying
With a weak human cry,
I thought on the Lamb of God
Going meekly to die.
Up in the blue, blue mountains
Dewy pastures are sweet:
Rest for the little bodies,
Rest for the little feet.
But for the Lamb of God
Up on the hill-top green,
Only a cross of shame
Two stark crosses between.
All in the April evening,
April airs were abroad;
I saw the sheep with their lambs,
And thought on the Lamb of God.
What did you think of this poem?
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