Podcasts about brehon law

E108 The Fifth Court Dr Thom Mohr on Hugh Kennedy, first Attorney General of the Irish Free State and law reformer who had some radical ideas in his time. This is a most entertaining episode, including details of little known attempts by Hugh Kennedy to disrobe judges and re robe them in the Brehon Law style (or what was his interpretation of such)Thomas Mohr is a distinguished legal scholar and educator based in Ireland. He serves as a faculty member at the School of Law, University College Dublin (UCD), where he teaches jurisprudence, evidence law, and the history of public law. His research primarily focuses on legal history, and he has contributed extensively to the field through various publications. Dr. Mohr is an active member of the Irish Legal History Society, having held positions such as Honorary Secretary from 2009 to 2017 and Vice President since 2018.His cultural recommendation is a book, 'A century of courts, The Courts of Justice Act, 1924'Niamh Howlin, editor (Four Courts Press) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas everyone! In today's episode, Professor Liam Breatnach (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), one of Ireland's leading experts on the Old/Middle Irish language, medieval Irish law (so-called Brehon Law), poets and the Irish language, explains what the law tracts can tell us about medieval Irish society, the intellectual networks and frameworks that influenced and were influenced by the large corpus of legal material, and how the highly stratified Irish society understood itself in legal terms. We chat cats, what people ate in medieval Ireland, the Senchas Már, lost texts, polygamy, zombie concepts and much more! Suggested reading: Breatnach, Liam, ‘On Old Irish Collective and Abstract Nouns, the Meaning of cétmuinter, and Marriage in Early Mediaeval Ireland', Ériu 66 (2016). ‘The Early Irish Law Text Senchas Már and the Question of its Date'. E.C. Quiggin Memorial Lectures 13 (Cambridge 2011) Breatnach, Liam, A Companion to the Corpus Iuris Hibernici, Early Irish Law Series 5 (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 2005) Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday). Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.com X (formerly Twitter): @EarlyIrishPod Supported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & Taighde Éireann (formerly Science Foundation Ireland/Irish Research Council). Views expressed are the speakers' own. Production: Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva. Logo design: Matheus de Paula Costa Music: Lexin_Music

Brehon Law, the ancient legal system that ruled Ireland during the Middle Ages, is often romanticised as egalitarian and even feminist. But, in this riveting episode, Dr. Gillian Kenny shatters these myths. Join us as we delve deep into a world where sex magic and slavery were prevalent, and discover how Brehon Law actually reinforced a patriarchal society.Tune in to this classic episode, originally released over five years ago, for an eye-opening journey through ancient Ireland. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E72 The Fifth Court with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BL were invited to attend a conference in Dublin Castle celebrating 100 years of Irish courtsPart 1. Our hosts interviewed Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan and Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD discussing the founding of the Irish courts system post British rule, how politicians had to 'tread softly' to keep some of the more conservative lawyers on side, how referrals to the British Privy Council were ended, and on a lighter note, whether Mr. Justice Hogan would have preferred to the Brehon Law type robes that had been mooted!The two host also discuss three more cases from the Decisis.ie casebookThe first case involved a non-compete clause where a senior staff member joined a rival company.The second High Court case is a Succession Acts case and a dispute involving three siblings and a question over signatures on disclaimersThe third case is a Defamation action involving businessman Declan Ganley and news outlet CNNWith thanks to Clio Legal Software Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Guest and storyteller Jen Murphy is a Feminine Embodiment Coach, Mythologist and Anthropologist. She is the creator of Celtic Embodiment, a cutting-edge modality that fuses the ancient wisdom of Celtic Mythology with the emerging field of Feminine Embodiment Coaching, to transform modern life for women. I have the good fortune of being part of Jen's yearlong program, the Celtic Women's Voyage where Jen takes us on an imram, a mystical, embodied journey to the otherworld and to the realms within. Learn more about Jen and her brilliant work at https://www.celticembodiment.com/ (www.celticembodiment.com) Jen comes to KnotWork with her own story, The Skerries Selkie, which is set in Skerries, County Dublin, right beside the Irish Sea. In our deep diving conversation, Jen and I explore: The parallels between the Selkie and An Mhaighdean Mhara, the mermaid How important it is to reclaim the feminine from the patriarchy and recover the lost self  The masculine and feminine energy that exist in all of us and how we leave behind seal skin (the feminine) when we suit up and head off to work and enter the masculine world The problem with “doing the feminine in a masculine way” Valuing doing over being, logic over intuition, linear over the cyclical The bean feasa, the wise woman who comes in to help and heal the mother who has lost herself Sisterhood, rupture and separation, the quest to return to companionship and the arms of the sea. The sacred geometry of the Celtic Embodiment logo, with all of its straight lines and spirals and how evocative it is of this story and these ideas. How systems of oppression can play out in the body Animism: the belief that everything has a soul. The Brehon Law, the original laws of Ireland that protect trees, proving the way that everything had an essence and a soul. The way the body remembers. A book recommendation from Jen: Kimberly Ann Johnson Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use it for Good What it means to be a mother of sons (as well as daughters and non-binary children) in a culture with so much trouble with “toxic masculinity” Our show music is a compilation of traditional tunes, including "The College Grove," performed by Beth Sweeney and Billy Hardy: http://billyandbeth.com/ (http://billyandbeth.com/) Do you want to explore and tell your own stories? Marisa's Sovereign Writers' Knot online community is accepting new members now. https://www.marisagoudy.com/sovereign-writers (Learn more and apply to join )this unique space for writers who want to dive deep into stories that are at once personal and universal. Explore Marisa's work and get a copy of The Sovereignty Knot : https://www.knotworkstorytelling.com/episode/www.marisagoudy.com (www.marisagoudy.com) Follow the show on https://www.instagram.com/knotworkpodcast/ (Instagram) and join our vibranthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/knotworkpodcast ( listeners' community on Facebook).

This podcast was brought to you by our Patreon supporters. We say it every week, but it's not just a slogan. This was brought into stark focus for us last week as the equipment purchased by Patreon donations decided to spontaneously and simultaneously go on strike! So with the podcast delayed, Aron and Sorcha jumped on a call to thank our Patreon patrons profusely, call them all our by name, and catch up on what we've been up to. And have been up to quite a lot too! So we hope you enjoy hearing about the finale of our most recent Storytelling Course (drop us a line if you're interested in the next one). Sorcha fills Aron in on the Brehon Law workshop that she recently facilitated, through Herstory and with the help of Wicklow County Council. Aron had a chance to review the performances in Ireland's ancient sites, including Emain Macha and Uisneach. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the people who donate to us each month via https://www.patreon.com/candlelittales and anyone who sends us a once-off donation through the Paypal button on our website http://candlelittales.ie/ #keepherlit #keephercandlelit #candlelittales #storytelling #livemusic #mythology #irishmythology #mythicalirealnd https://open.spotify.com/show/2102WuUUe9Jl6cGXNwQEKf https://soundcloud.com/candlelittales https://twitter.com/candlelit_tales?lang=en

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For every death, a price must be paid. Life is precious, and blood is costly, and when you take the life of a man, you do not know how high the penalty will be. This is a story about three brothers, and a life they took, the price they paid, and the devastation that followed them to their deaths. Read the podcast script Sources and Further Reading Story Sources The Fate of the Children of Tuireann from The Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language "The Quest of the Sons of Turenn" by T. W. Rolleston "The Fate of the Children of Tuireann" from The Three Sorrows of Storytelling by Douglas Hyde Background reading "The Grail and the English Sir Perceval" (V) by Arthur C. L. Brown "Fines under Brehon Law" by Laurence Ginnell Éraic / eric   Music The Butterfly - Sláinte Lúnassa - Aislinn The Road to Lisdoonvarna & Scollay's - Pinnipied The Burning of the Piper's Hut - Pinnipied Shady Grove - Shake That Little Foot

This month's episode is all about oak trees. There are tales of black doves and thunder gods, superstitions to protect you from aging and lightning and an exploration into how oak trees can help give us a sense of belonging.   For more history and folklore content: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyandfolklorepodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/historyandfolklore Twitter: @HistoryFolklore Facebook: www.facebook.com/historyandfolklorepodcast Sources Ali Isaac, ‘Tree Lore in Irish Mythology: Guardians of the Five Provinces' https://www.aliisaacstoryteller.com/post/tree-lore-in-irish-mythology-guardians-of-the-5-provinces Cora Linn Daniels and C. M. Stevens, ‘Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore and the Occult Sciences of the World.' (2003). Fergus Kelly, ‘Trees in Early Ireland' https://www.forestryfocus.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Trees-in-Early-Ireland.pdf Frances Carey, 'The Tree: Meaning and Myth' (2012). Margaret Baker, Discovering the Folklore of Plants (2019). Robinson, George W. (trans.) (1916). The Life of Saint Boniface by Willibald. Trees for Life, Oak Mythology and Folklore, https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/oak/oak-mythology-and-folklore/ Transcript Come, cheer up, my lads, 'tis to glory we steer, To add something new to this wonderful year; To honour we call you, as freemen not slaves, For who are so free as the sons of the waves? Heart of Oak are our ships, Heart of Oak are our men, We always are ready: Steady, boys, Steady! We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again. Hello, welcome to the History and Folklore podcast, where we look at different folk beliefs through history and how these beliefs shape people's perceptions of nature. Today we're looking at the history and folklore behind Oak trees across Europe, but particularly focussing on Britain and Ireland. Oaks are one of the oldest trees in Europe and have acquired a great deal of symbology over the centuries. One of the most enduring associations of oak is with lightning and has been the sacred tree of various gods associated with thunder and lightning including Thor and Zeus. In Ancient Greece one of the most ancient sacred sites was the oracle at Dodona, which had an oak tree at the heart of the sacred sanctuary dedicated to Zeus and may date back to the second century CE. The priestesses at Dodona were called peleiades, meaning doves, as it was said the site was founded after a black dove appeared from Thebes and landed on an oak tree. The dove told people in human language that they must create a place of divination to zeus there. Herodotus theorised this tale was not about a literal dove, but likely recalled an Egyptian priestess who had been a handmaid at a temple of Zeus. The priestess was at one point taken to Dodona and began a shrine in her new residence, teaching divination once she learned enough of the local language. He theorised that the locals may have referred to her as ‘dove' as her mother language to them may have sounded like a dove's song, which seems a bit of a stretch to me, but may make more sense if you have a better understanding of Ancient greek attitudes and the ancient Egyptian language. The name dove was then repeated in the retellings and its actual origin lost. In Homer's Odyssey, the hero Odysseus visits this site to listen to the will of Zeus by interpreting sounds of the soft rustling of the oak tree's leaves. Further north the oak tree came to be associated with Thor or Donar, the Norse and Germanic god of thunder. One of these is recorded in the Wilibald's ‘Life of St Boniface', written in the eighth century, that describes St Boniface destroying a sacred oak of extraordinary size and turning the wood into an oratory to St Peter. It is likely that oaks have been associated with storm gods as they are more regularly struck by lightning, compared to other trees, due to their high water content and the fact they were often the tallest thing in the landscape. Despite this, they were often seen as having a protective effect and it was said that oaks would protect those that sheltered them under storms. I wouldn't recommend this. Houses and ships built from oak were said to be similarly protected from lightning, and even having a shard of oak, an acorn or an oak apple on your person, in your house or on your ship would protect you from lightning. It was once common to use acorn shaped bobbins to decorate window blinds due to this superstition, and if an oak was struck by lightning people would travel for miles to collect the charred shards to use as lightning charms. Oak with mistletoe was especially revered as it was said that the storm gods showed their affection for the tree by sending a bright lightning bolt, leaving golden-berried mistletoe to decorate its branches. The Druids of the Celtic world saw mistletoe as being particularly sacred, and it has been suggested, looking back to its proto Indo-European origins, that the word Druid could be translated to mean ‘oak-knower.' It can be difficult to know to what extent the Celtic peoples venerated oaks, as much of the folklore and mythology from this time has been muddied by the popular Celtic romanticism that developed in the Victorian era. However, Pliny the Elder does support a veneration of oaks by the Celtic people, writing ‘the druids -  that is what they call their magicians - they hold nothing more sacred than mistletoe and the tree on which it is growing, provided it is a Valonia oak.' The importance of oak is also seen in the Brehon Law in Ireland. The law text that contains most information on trees dates from the eighth century and is called, translated into English ‘judgements of the neighbourhood.' In this, twenty eight trees and shrubs were divided into four classes based on their economic worth. The dair, or oak, was in the most valued class which were known as ‘Lords of the Woods.' Punishments were then laid out for the different types of damage that a person may do to each class of tree, with the breakdown of such crimes becoming surprisingly specific. For example if a person illegally removed enough bark from an oak to tan a woman's sandals then they would be fined a cow hide, whereas if they stole enough bark to tan men's sandals they would be fined an ox-hide. Oak trees were also important economically for their wood, which was used for houses and boat building, as well as for their acorns which were used to fatten pigs. Series of images across medieval Europe that showed rural life through the year, known as Labours of the Months, often show peasants taking pigs to the forest to feed on acorns as the most recognisable task for the month of November. Although strangely a superstition from Yorkshire claimed that if acorns were plentiful then the bacon that year would be bad, which is the opposite of what might be expected. The economic importance of oaks led to the depletion of oak forests in southern England due to the Roman's use of the timber for boat building and charcoal for metal extraction and later when oak trees were felled for naval shipbuilding. As well as having spiritual significance, oaks are also known as being particularly sturdy and are often used to represent endurance and strength. This makes different elements of the oak tree valuable inclusions in folk remedies, as it was believed that this strength and longevity will transfer itself into the weak, frail patient. The ways that oak was used in medicine was numerous. Sometimes the bark or leaves were made into ointments or drinks, and oak is mentioned regularly in the medicinal recipes found within medieval medical textbooks such as the Lacnunga and Bald's Leechbook. Sometimes the doctrine of signatures was used, where the physical appearance of a plant was assumed to be a hint at its medicinal uses. For example in Hampshire people would buy a ‘pennyworth of lungs of oak', a lichen that grew on New Forest oaks that had a lung-like appearance, used to cure breathing ailments. Other times sympathetic magic was involved, such as driving a nail into an oak's trunk to transfer your pain into the tree. Different parts of the oak were used as a charm or in magical potions. The Crouch Oak in Surrey was placed behind bars for protection as the harvesting of it's bark for love potions put its life in danger. Dew gathered from an oak in May was said to make an excellent beauty lotion, while an acorn carried in the pocket, as well as protecting the owner from lightning, would also prevent them from aging, A bridegroom wearing an acorn in his pocket would ensure a long life and also the energy he would need to fulfil his marital obligations. The strength of the oak was also seen to infer magical protection onto those that stood beneath its branches. In the late sixth century King Ethelbert advised St Augustine to preach under an oak, to protect himself from sourcery. In Scotland, Highlanders drew protective circles around themselves with oak saplings, and as late as the nineteenth century in Cumbria couples on their wedding day would go and dance around an oak, carve a cross into its bark and drink an acorn beverage. This ritual was an adaptation of an older tradition of couples marrying beneath the protective branches of an oak on a day when they were particularly susceptible to evil influences due to their current liminial status. People would go to oak trees at other important life events, particularly people would walk to the nearest oak to tell the tree of the death of a family member. This may be as a courtesy to keep the otherworld aware of mortal events. It was believed that the fairy folk resided in these trees, the holes in the bark acting as an entrance to the fairy realm, and so telling the oak may have acted as a means of telling the residents inside it. Whatever the reason, the act of incorporating the oak into important family events such as marriages and deaths would likely cause people to twine their identities, to some level, with the tree. The hardiness, endurance and longevity of oak trees make them reassuring identity-markers for individuals, communities and even for entire nations.  As far back as Ancient Rome, oak wreaths were given to individuals to honour an individual to represent their military skills and the favour they held from the Emperor. Some plant oaks with the idea that they will act as a living remembrance of them after their death, a sign that they had once existed and made an impact on the landscape. Others go a step further and entwine their fate with a tree. In 1798 an 11 year old Byron planted an oak and cared for it tenderly for years, apparently saying that ‘as it fares, so fares my fortunes.' More rarely a town will put it's fortunes into that of an oak tree. According to legend the wizard Merlin once claimed ‘when Merlin's oak shall tumble down then shall fall Camarthen town.' Luckily for the folk of Camarthen, this oak has stood strong since the twelfth century. More commonly oaks were used by parishes as boundary markers, as near permanent and recognisable aspects of the landscape. Gospel or Holy Oak still appears as a common place name reflecting the tradition of beating the bounds, where the community would gather together and walk the boundaries of their parish as a way of remembering and reinforcing them during a time when maps were rare. Often boundary markers would be beaten with sticks as an action meant to imprint on the memories of the participants. In the case of an oak tree being used a marker then the parishioners would stop, and a gospel passage would be read by a priest, making these trees particularly notable and significant landmarks that gave the community a knowledge of place and shared sense of belonging. As well as an identity marker for local communities, the oak tree has been rallied behind as a national symbol by various nations across Europe. In Germany the ancient Hercynian oak forest became an important part of the German cultural and national identity that emerged in the eighteenth and nineteenth century due to its association with the heroic Germanic chieftain Hermann who defeated the Romans in this forest in the ninth century. Invoked in comparison with the newer threat of Napoleon, the Hercynian forest became a symbol of strength, freedom and unity. Similarly, in England the Royal Oak is still known as a common pub name and through folk traditions enacted on Oak Apple Day. This day was celebrated in honour of the oak tree King Charles II hid in to escape the Parliamentarian forces after the battle of Worcester in 1651 as part of the English Civil War. This oak saved his life and when he was later reinstated as king of England, Ireland and Scotland in 1660 his birthday on 29th May became known as Oak Apple Day. On this day churches, houses, boats, horses and people would be decorated with sprigs of oak and children would go door to door singing the rhyme ‘It's 29th May, Oak apple day, if you don't give us a holiday, we'll all run away' while demanding donations from the inhabitants. Gamekeepers around this day would often be lenient and turn a blind eye to those collecting oak on their grounds, and those caught not observing the day would be threatened with nettles. In 1882 Reverend Cuthbert Bede watched the postman hide nettles to sting the housemaid with when she collected the post, as punishment for not adorning the front door with a sprig of oak. Through celebration of this event the oak became a national symbol, but this was not the only aspect of its importance to national identity in England. The Major Oak in Nottinghamshire is said to be the residence of the folk hero Robin Hood, and like the Hercynian forest in Germany is a symbol of resilience, freedom and the success of the underdog. One of the most tangible examples of the importance of oak to British identity was the navy. In 1664 the HMS Royal Oak was launched, named after the tree which harboured Charles II, and oak was used more generally to make naval ships. The hardy wood became a symbol of both the boats and sailors in the British Navy to such a degree that ‘Heart of Oak', written in 1759 and quoted in part at the beginning of this episode, became the official march of the Royal Navy. However, the oak's importance was also its downfall and as early as 1664 John Evelyn was writing about the need to replenish oak stocks in his work ‘Sylva.' It is clear that oak trees were held in great regard by people through the ages. Favoured by the storm gods, oak wood enabled people to meet their basic needs of shelter, safety and health through its use as building materials, protective charms and medicine. I think more interesting is the use of oak trees as boundary markers, as through this rituals they became a symbol to physically and symbolically separate those in the ‘in' group from those in the ‘out' group, especially as this use worked both on local and national levels. In this way, the oak had a role in helping people meet deeper, more intangible needs - the need to have a shared identity and the need to feel a sense of belonging both culturally and physically. Thank you for listening to this episode of the History and Folklore podcast. I hope you enjoyed it and found it interesting. An extra thank you goes to my patreons Robin, Becky, Eugenia, the Fairy Folk Podcast, Louise, Ben, John and David. Patrons help pay towards the cost of running the podcast and are greatly appreciated. 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Shin Guards & Pony Tails When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of what matters. And you know, we've always been green. We have great events, news from Ireland, sports and a small bit of poetry for you today ~ So, let's get to it ~ Hear Ye, Hear ye What's the news today? We have very exciting news to share with you! First: Our covid on hold expansion plans are finally coming out of the darkness. Do you know a writer who lives in the Greater Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Detroit area? We are looking for new writers based in those cities. Please send them on to us to chat with. Yes, we started with Pittsburgh, which had its launch meeting last month, and then Detroit is next, Buffalo? Indianapolis? Cleveland to Clearwater is our opportunity corridor. Fourteen states from CLE to shining CLE. Second: In Ohio, eighty-five Giant Eagle, Marcs, CVS and Drug Mart stores from Cleveland thru Columbus will soon carry the Ohio Irish American News. Third: Due to this expansion, our Ohio Irish American News name no longer fits! We'd like to share with you, our listeners, our new name: Drum roll please … Our new name is … iIrish! We feature such a wide variety of outlets to reach the Irish in America, and all across the world, with Digital, Print, Podcast, eBulletin, social media, Video, and Web content and expertise. The name iIrish fits and describes our work and our reach across the 14 states, and the Diaspora at large, much better. Other things to talk about: Tomorrow, Cleveland St. Pat's host the men's and women's football clubs from the Pittsburgh GAA, at the WSIA in Olmsted Twp – admission is free, games start at noon. Sunday the West Side Irish American Club Hosts its Family Picnic in Olmsted Twp, the Shamrock Club of Columbus has its Golf Outing on Friday, on the 26th the new eBulletin (you ARE get5ting the eBulletin, right?) comes out at 3:10 p.m., and 2 weeks from today, Podcast #35 comes out, kicking off the Midwest Finals, this year in Pittsburgh. So excited to be shooting that event and seeing a few great Irish football and hurling matches. Coming Up: Bringing you the movers, shakers and music makers in our community each month. Sessiún: Alternate Sundays @Gormley's Pub / Every Thursday at @The Plank *Subscribe or Download the Free Biweekly Podcast from www.WHKRadio.com and Listen anytime. **Sign up for the Biweekly Free eBulletin at www.OhioIANews.com or Facebook: Ohio Irish American News Cleveland Saints, Akron Celtic Guards Gaelic Football & Hurling 17th – AKR Hurling @Buffalo, CLE Ladies @Pitt, Mens: Pitt @CLE, Syracuse @Albany; 24th – Midwest Invitational @Detroit for ALL Teams; 31st – Midwest Finals in Boston for division winners. Flat Iron Café 16th - Dante Maselli 7-10pm, 23rd - Jim & Eroc, Classic Rock Duo 7-10pm, 30th - Jimmy-O 7-10pm. 1114 Center St. Cleveland 44113-2406 216. 696.6968. flatironcafe.com Sully's 16 - The Island Doctor, 17- Michael Crawley & Matt Sofranko, 24- Hello McFly, 31- The Other Brothers. 117 West Liberty Medina, 44256 sullysmedina.com. Music Box Supper Club 16- Bob Seger Tribute by Katmandu; 16- Late Night Lounge: Drag Bingo with Veranda L'Ni & Friends; 25 - Irish Brunch with the Kilroys; 25 - The Cars Brunch; 31 Doors Tribute by Peace Frog; 31 Springsteen Tribute by Swamps of Jersey. 1148 Main Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113. musicboxcle.com Gormley's 16th - Katy & OC, 17th - Mossy Moran, 23rd - Paul & Tim of The Sellouts. Cigar & Whiskey Every 1st Monday $ 3rd Wednesday, 7p.m., Upper Deck. 19500 Center Ridge Rd, Rocky River, OH 44116 (440) 990-7468 GormleysPub.com Westlake Hooley House 16th – Cats on Holiday Duo, 23rd – Morrison & McCarthy, 30th – West Awake. 24940 Sperry Dr Westlake 44145. 1FunPub.com (440) 835-2890 West Side Irish American Club 16th - Breaded Butterfly Shrimp, French Fries, Cole Slaw Roll & Butter; 23rd - ** BBQ ½ Chicken, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Roll & Butter; 30th - Baked Lasagna, Tossed Salad, Roll & Butter; 8/6 - Grace Family Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Tossed Salad, Roll & Butter ** Outdoor party with New Barleycorn playing in the Pavilion. Other Events: 15 - General Mtg, 18th - Annual Family Picnic & WSIA 90th Anniversary: To Volunteer Contact Christi 216-906-0663, 23rd - The New Barleycorn entertaining in the pavilion. For a much larger list of all of the events going on, pick up your iIrish July issue at 367 locations (the complete list of locations is on the website), and the issue is archived online, at OhioIANews.com. Sounds like a great coupla of weeks. There is a varied mix of celebratory and solemn events coming up, for sure, each deserving of our attention. So, make a plan, if you can. AND remember: Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened! No Regerts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast33: The launch of iIrish! And Hibernian Guests Marilyn Madigan and Pat Lavelle When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish:the Truth & the Pulse of what matters. And you know, we've always been green. So, let's get to it ~What's the news today? Hear Ye, Hear ye, we have very exciting news to share with you! iIrish – Ho Boy!  Wait'll you hear about this! First: Our covid on hold expansion plans are finally coming out of the darkness.  Do you know a writer who lives in the Greater Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Detroit area? We are looking for new writers based in those cities. Please send them on to us to chat with. Yes, we are starting with Pittsburgh, which had its launch meeting last Tuesday, and then Detroit is next, but Cleveland to Clearwater is our opportunity corridor. Fourteen states from CLE to shining CLE.  Second: In Ohio, eighty-five Giant Eagle, Marcs, CVS and Drug Mart stores from Cleveland thru Columbus will soon carry the Ohio Irish American News. Third: Due to this expansion, our Ohio Irish American News name no longer fits!  We'd like to share with you, our listeners, our new name: Drum roll please Marilyn & Pat … Our new name is …  iIrish! We feature such a wide variety of outlets to reach the Irish in America, and all across the world, with Digital, Print, Podcast, eBulletin, social media, Video, and Web content and expertise. The name iIrishfits and describes our work and our reach across the 14 states, and the Diaspora at large, much better.  And Fourth: In partnership with John Delaney, who you all know as a founder of Barleycorn, and now, The New Barleycorn, we are delighted to announce our new monthly video series, The Green & Gold Web, featuring Irish music, dance, song and story, culture and so much more from across the Irish Diaspora, released once per month, and soon available online, with your subscription. Other things to talk about: Sunday is Independence Day.  It means so many different things, to so many people. No matter the meaning for you, we have so much to be grateful for, and so much to hope for.  These are the times that try men's souls, but any student of history knows the times they are a changing.  Hopefully for the good, as I believe they are.  Celebrate what matters to us all, Freedom. Cigar & Whiskey Nite is Monday at Gormley's Pub in Rocky River. Live Sessiuns are Back at The Plank in Lakewood on Thursdays. Friday the 9th is Trad music w General Guinness & Friends at Tara Hall in Columbus. 10th – CLE Hurling @Buffalo, Men's Football: Syracuse @Buffalo, Detroit @Cinci, CLE @Buffalo; The New Barleycorn are playing at Sully's Irish Pub in Medina; Mary's Lane is at Music Box in Cleveland. 12th -The next eBulletin comes out, and the next podcast is on July 16th. Sounds like a great coupla of weeks. There is a varied mix of celebratory and solemn events coming up, for sure, each deserving of our attention. So, make a plan, if you can. AND remember: Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened! No Regerts! Let's take a quick look Back, at On This Day in Irish History On 1 July 1681 - St. Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop of Armagh, was hung at Tyburn, after being found guilty of high treason “for promoting the Catholic faith.” He is the last person to be martyred in England. On 4 July 1921 – While awaiting truce with the English, Eamon De Valera ordered the American flag flown in Dublin to “emphasize the principle for which we are fighting.” On 12 July 1691 - The Battle of Aughrin, the most decisive battle of the Jacobite wars in Ireland, took place. It was won by the forces of William III. Over 7,000 warriors were involved in the battle. On 13 July 1886 - Father Edward Flanagan, founder of “Boys Town” in Nebraska, was born, in my own Co. Roscommon. One of the many great activities that occurred since we last spoke was The Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians State of Ohio Convention, held in Cleveland this year. Patricia Lavelle, Ray McCann, Jim Kilbane, and Kevin McCluskey chaired, and an outstanding team from the Cleveland ladies and two men's divisions located in Cuyahoga County threw a flat-out bash – too fun and too what happens in Cleveland, stays in Cleveland embargoed to detail here. It was on Fire! Congrats to all involved in putting on the first in-person convention in Cleveland post-COVID. Well Done! If you are interested in learning more about the Hibernians, the largest Irish Catholic Organization outside of Ireland, with an active and prolific mission of helping others in so many ways, This is your lucky day! I am delighted to introduce our guests today, iIrish Madigan Muses Columnist Marilyn Madigan, and Convention Co-Chair Patricia Lavelle.  Marilyn is also the National VP for the LAOH. *** If you are interested in finding out more, contact iIrish Madigan Muses Columnist Marilyn Madigan or myself, and we will fill you in, and we will get you on the right road to heaven.  I have never regretted being a member of the AOH, but so many times, over the many years I have been involved, I have been so thankful that I am. After this podcast, we are heading to the Cleveland Irish Football and Hurling clubs fundraiser at Goldhorn Brewery over on E 55th, before catching up with Achill Crossing, playing at Gormley's Pub starting at 7. For a much larger list of all of the events going on, pick up your iIrish July issue at 367 locations (the complete list of locations is on the website), and the issue is archived online, at OhioIANews.com. ** Dear Listeners, remember, all our podcasts past and present are free to listen to, and download from iTunes or OhioIANews.com, anytime.  They offer  great info, and events worth knowing. Your support helps us stay alive, so please subscribe! There are many more songs and stories; I hope we will write new ones - of joy, of unification.  Here, and across the pond. We are closer to a One Ireland than we have been in more than 800 years.  And in that vein, Let's unite for America, too. We'll save those songs and stories for next time, when we release Podcast34 on Friday July 16th. Whelp, We've done what we can for this week.  Tomorrow is another day, and another chance to write the future, we want to live in. Happy Independence Day! As always, I end with a bit of the Irish: Nuair a stadann an ceol, stadann an rince Which means: When the music stops, so does the dance. Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.  Don't let it happen to you. Grace us with your music. Now more than ever, wider audiences need to dance to all the beauty around us. Hope to see you soon. Keep the hugs and prayers coming. Thank you listening, and for allowing me to share my stories with you. Please share yours, with me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for Midir to face the music. He and Étain have been enjoying an extended honeymoon at Brú na Bóinne as guests of Aengus, but now he must return to Brí Leith where Fuamnach, the wife he left behind waits. Did we mention that Fuamnach is a powerful sorceress? Starring: Midir, Étain, Fuamnach. Co-Starring Aengus, The Dagda, Ogma, Lugh. We talk polygamy in early medieval Ireland, Brehon Law, sorcery , flies in mythology, story adaptation and what the Tao te Ching has to say about water. A cautionary tale on you should consult your first wife before bringing home a second one. Oh, and you might want to listen to the very end. credits Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh. Music - Celtic Warrior by Damiano Baldoni (licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 public licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode All sounds cc licence from freesound.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/message

5 21 21 iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast30: w Guest New Irish Consulate General of Ireland, Kevin Byrne When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of what matters. And you know, we’ve always been green. After listening, I hope you will feel we have a great show for you today. So, Let’s get to it ~What’s the news today? Tonight, I am looking forward to seeing Achill Island play at PJ. McIntyre’s. The Mickey Finns are playing at Byrne’s Pub. Tomorrow is the Cleveland St Pat’s Gaelic Football and Hurling Clubs Night at the Races Fundraiser at the West Side Irish America Club. Sunday is the Fire Fighters Fundraiser @PJ McIntyre’s. Tuesday is the deadline to register for elections. Wednesday the June issue of the Ohio Irish American News comes out. June 2nd is the mask burning party @Gunselman’s. Sounds like a great coupla of weeks. There is a varied mix of celebratory and solemn events coming up, for sure, each deserving of our attention. So, make plan, if you can. Now remember: Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened! No Regerts! Have you picked up or read online the May issue yet? It is a great, varied and informational issue. POf course it is free at 367 locations across Ohio and in NY., PA., KY., IN., MI. and our OhioIANews.com website. So, what happened, On This Day in Irish History? On the 24th of May, 1928 – was the birth of William Trevor (Cox), prolific and Pulitzer Prize winning short story writer and novelist, in Middletown, Co Cork. (Felicia’s Journey and The Story of Lucy Gault). 29th of May, 1917, birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Brookline, Massachusetts. *** Enough looking back; let’s get to the good stuff! Our guest today is the new Consulate General of Ireland, Kevin Byrne. If you haven’t worked with a Consul General, you may wonder, what is a Consul General and what do they do? Well, I’d rather hear the gospel from the priest, so please welcome Consulate General to Ireland, Kevin Byrne. Hello Kevin! Welcome to iIrish Songs, Stories & Shenanigans podcast. It is good to see you again, even if it is via Zoom, as we make the best of things. · How has your transition to Chicago gone? · Tell me your work - Origins, mission, goals and benefits of a Consul General · How has it gone, esp during COVID? · Are there other Consul General’s in the US/ Across the world? · Where were you stationed previously? · Your work as the Consul General here in the U.S., to me, is about a bit of a dream – the Irish American Dream, but perhaps unity and hope, today and for the future as well – tell me about that. What are you were aiming for with your work? · If we were having this conversation three years from today, what would have to happen for you to feel happy with your progress? · We always ask, any stories from the road, but the road now is a distant memory – still, any stories? · What have you enjoyed doing the most? · Woodie Guthrie said, ‘You write what you see’. Has that held true for you as a leader? What did you see in the Foreign Service that made you choose that as your career? · Cleveland was once a booming town, and thankfully, is now again. Yet, I am the last of the First Generation here. My dad came from Roscommon. How do we make those who are looking for a new place to build their dream, aware of the opportunities available to young people, here in Cleveland, to achieve their dreams? · For those of us waiting on our Irish Passports, while the embassy in Dublin is closed, any insight on when we might see a reopening, and the processing of the dual citizenship passports? · What are you reading or watching? Any reccs? · So, what happens now for you? Thank you for joining us today; I know you are a busy, traveling man, and we appreciate your insight and support. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast29: Taking the Fields of Glory: Irish Sports Return with Cleveland Tournament After listening, I hope you will feel we have a great show for you today. When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of what matters. And you know, we’ve always been green So, Let’s get to it ~What’s the news today? Tomorrow is the Cleveland St Pat’s Gaelic Football and Hurling Clubs Memorial Tournament at the West Side Irish America Club. Our guest today will be Club president, Vincent Beach. We will talk about the whole day of men’s and women’s shenanigans, plus the Night at the Races coming up later this month; Sunday is Mother’s Day- love your mammy; on the 14th - one week from today, The New Barleycorn are playing at the WSIAClub, The Merry Ploughboy’s virtual concert for Malachi House is that evening as well. The 11th is Armed Forces Day, and on our next podcast, new Irish Consul General Kevin Byrne joins us. Then, the 31st Podcast features the fantastic Carbon Leaf, returning to touring with a show at Kent Stage on June 10th. Whew! Sounds like a great coupla of weeks. There is a varied mix of celebratory and solemn events coming up, for sure, each deserving of our attention. So, make plan, if you can. Now remember: Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened! No Regerts! Have you picked up or read the May issue online yet? Pick one up at any of our 367 locations; the complete list of all distribution points, sorted by zip code, is on OhioIANews.com. It is free, or you can see and read the interactive copy on the website as well, with more to the story: more text, more pics, stories that didn’t make the print edition and LARGER Print. May was a fun issue to compile and read. Our cover features the work of Cartoon Saloon, the multi-Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated Kilkenny based genius’, the Inner View is within. We have Part II of the former West Wing actor Melissa Fitzgerald’s Inner View story; Did you know that potato a day keeps the doctor away? Dr Peters gives us the (Kerry) gold. Toledo Irish meet & greet with Men from the Bog; so many May memorials, especially the anniversaries of the Easter Rising Firing Squads administered to most of its leaders, and the ten Hunger Striker’s deaths is not least among them. Former Celtic Women star Eabhan Mc Mahon’s first solo CD, Wildflower, is reviewed (Hint: it’s really good!), as well as Black 47 Founder and voice, Larry Kirwan’s new Book, Rockaway Blue which is also very good. Ever have an Irish Mexican Fusion? Well, the recipe is inside, and Dan Coughlin writes a very funny Home Sweet Home, and the stories discovered in the line at a wake, while waiting to pay respects. Can they Ban the Irish Language? Thin Lizzy makes an appearance in Ireland, and so does the electric car; and now, more than ever, it is time for an Irish Unity Referendum. Of course, we have the Kid’s Craic and Colour of Ireland Kid’s Contest pages, and the Irish Crossword on Patriots of Ireland, inside too. So very sad to see that Fitzerald’s Bed & Breakfast is up for sale. Certainly, COVID lingers. So, what happened on this day in Irish history? 8 May 1567 - Shane O’Neill of Tyrone was defeated by Hugh O’Donnell at the Battle of Faretsmore, Co. Donegal. 8 May 2007 - ‘Devolution Day’ in Northern Ireland: DUP Leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein Leader Martin McGuiness took office in a restored Northern Ireland Assembly. 14 May 1893 - George “McIrish” McElroy was born in Donnybrook, County Dublin. He became Ireland’s greatest WWI ace, with forty-seven victories. 15 May 2007- Bertie Ahern became the first Taoiseach to address the Westminster parliament. *** So, let’s get to the good stuff! Tomorrow is the opening of the U.S. Gaelic Athletic Association 2021 year.  In Cleveland, it kicks off with a Midwest tournament. But I’d rather hear the gospel from the priest, so please welcome Cleveland St. Patrick’s Gaelic Football Club president, Vincent Beach. Hello Vince! Welcome to the iIrish Songs, Stories & Shenanigans podcast. It is good to see you again, even if it is via Zoom, as we make the best of things. Tell me about Gaelic Football in Ireland, America, Cleveland - Origins, mission, goals and benefits. How has it gone, esp during COVID? Is Cleveland’s the typical Irish immigrant sports story? Differences? What do you dream about when you wake up for the team? Your work with the GAA, to me, is about a bit of a dream - but perhaps unity and hope, today and for the future – tell me about the kids program too - hat are you were aiming for with your work? If we were having this conversation three years from today, what would have to happen for you to feel happy with your progress? We always ask, any stories from the road, but the road now is a distant memory – still, any stories? What do you do besides lead the GAA in Cleveland and the Midwest? Woodie Guthrie said, ‘You write what you see’. Has that held true for you as a leader? What did you see in the GAA that made you choose to take on the leadership of the GAA? Tell us about the tournament tomorrow What will happen and when, and what else is available onsite? What are you reading or watching? Any reccs? So, what happens now for you? All podcasts past and present can be downloaded from iTunes, WHKRadio/local podcasts or OhioIANews.com. I hope you will Subscribe (it’s free) and listen to them whenever you wish. Your support helps us stay alive, please subscribe! If you have a moment, and wish to offer any feedback, it would be most welcome.  For example: Would you follow the podcast more if a video option were also available? Who would you like to see interviewed on the podcast? Every month I beg and beg our readers and organizations from throughout Ohio and the surrounding states to send us their events.  Rarely do they.  I won’t give up.   The invitation stands; send them to us at jobrien@ohioianews.com. There is no charge to have them listed in the OhioIANews. We want to feature all of Ohio, and the surrounding states too. Let us know what’s the craic in vibrant Irish America, so we can share it with our audiences. Do you know a writer who lives in the Greater Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Detroit area? Please send them on to us to chat with; for those areas are our next expansion targets. I hope I will see you Out & About, safe and sound. If you need a speaker, call. Our Irish Opportunity Corridor runs from The Northcoast, to The Southcoast, Cleveland to Clearwater; CLE to shining CLE. Contact us with your story, event or speaker needs and we’ll be of service. There are many more songs and stories; I hope we will write new ones - of joy, of unification.  Here, and across the pond. We are closer to a One Ireland than we have been in more than 800 years.  Let’s unite for America, too. We’ll save those songs and stories for next time, when we release Podcast30 on Friday May 21st, with guest Irish Consul Kevin Byrne. Whelp, We’ve done what we can for this week.  Tomorrow is another day, and another chance to write the future, we want to live in. As always, I end with a bit of the Irish: Nuair a stadann an ceol, stadann an rince Which means: When the music stops, so does the dance. Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.  Don’t let it happen to you. Grace us with your music. Now more than ever, wider audiences need to dance to all the beauty around us. Hope to see you tomorrow at the Tournament. Thank you listening, and for allowing me to share my stories with you. Please share yours, with me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A refreshed vision from the three enchantments Resurrection means different things to different people. This Carrowcrory Sunday Sessions is hosted on the Christian Easter Sunday, a time of Christian belief of the body of Jesus becoming alive again after being dead and then ascending to heaven. With this Sunday Session I am considering what may be described as a fantasy concept of us being reborn from the injustices of politically manifested man made laws and the hypocrisy of the institution of churches, much like the stories of Jesus, at this time, tell. With this Sunday Sessions, I flow with Resurrection being us being reborn out of the environmental destruction orchestrated by politics, church, and their now corporate masters. I use the ancient folklore of the Three Trais of The Bard, pronounced Trees, as the everchanging enchantments upon how we live according to how nature moves us. I take these three Trais, geantrai, goltrai, and suantrai, beyond music and expand them into a fantasy of resurrected wholesome lifestyles. A living and culture we have been reborn into that has changed our focus from wealth from acquisition; into the 'heaven' of wealth from our contribution to the forever creation and caring of human and environmental heritage. This fantasy will aim to resurrect us from our modern instinct of duty to commandments justice back into a realm where all of our living challenges were counselled through mediation, such as through the practice of the ancient Brehon Law. The patrons of our churches may have taken our forests away, and even our water ... so can we resurrect ourselves back to being the forest and water people we were born to be? If you can offer poetry and stories interpreting what Resurrection means to you, please be included in this Sunday Sessions. Please message me with them., There will be a questions and response session during this show too. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carrowcrory/message

iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast22: w/ Irish Immigration Atty Fiona McEntee When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of what matters Hello Everyone! Welcome back to iIrish; Songs, Stories & Shenanigans. We have a great show for you today, including special guest Irish Immigration attorney Fiona McEntee, now based in Chicago. Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to acknowledge the Past, and then roll forward: So, Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 2 February 1882 - James Joyce, poet, novelist and playwright, was born in Dublin. 3 February 1919 - Harry Boland and Michael Collins rescued Eamon de Valera from Lincoln jail, after smuggling keys that were hidden in cakes into the prison. 5 February 1921 - Katherine O’Shea (76), wife of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) died 9 February 1854 - Edward Carson, lawyer and Unionist leader, was born in Dublin. Moving to the present: What’s the News, What’s the News? What’s the news today? Our February issue, tho COVID reduced, is still full of info, columns, entertainment and things to do. You will find so much - food recipes, including Cooking Up a Hooley In the Kitchen: Mini-Chedder & Bacon pasties. Katie’s column is a comfort food inspiration, and one of those, “I gotta try this” recipes – the whole idea is just what a covid heart needs. Plus, there is humor, opinion, profiles and history, book and music reviews, Irish Dance news, our monthly Speak Irish Lesson and monthly Irish Crossword Puzzle. February’s puzzle subject is Towns in Clare, Limerick and Kerry. The crosswords are a great way to learn or refresh your Irish knowledge, history and folklore, and all past issues, with the crossword inside, are available on OhioIANews.com. Conor Makem wrote a great column, titled, Newgrange: Ireland’s Neolithic Gem, this month, giving the history and highlights of the structure, built even before the pyramids. His photo of Newgrange is our February front cover. And a few more pics are inside and on the website. It starts with this: My father never forced anything down our throats, but if there was one thing that came close, it was the importance of an ancient mound of stone and earth in the Boyne Valley, known as Newgrange. He used to bring the family to experience it starting in the 1980s. Back then, we could just drive up to the base of the hill, walk past the unmanned booth where someone should have been selling tickets and explore. There was often no one else there, though occasionally we’d run across someone the old man inevitably knew. Many Ohio Irish American News readers will already know about Newgrange and will have their own stories about it, but I would be remiss in my son duties if I didn’t at least dedicate one column to it. What the heck is it? Newgrange was built by stone-age farmers 5,200 years ago, making it older than the Great Pyramids of Giza and Stonehenge. In fact, there wasn’t much that boiled my father’s bottom more than the international press swooning over the 100 stones in Wiltshire while simultaneously ignoring the gem of the Boyne Valley. But, I digress. Located in Meath, just west of Drogheda in County Louth, the circular mound … When we are all done here, hop over to the website to read The Rest of the Story, or pic up the February free issue at any of our 367 distribution locations. OhioIANews Columnist Bob Carney writes about St. Brigid, and there is more than one, in his Cleveland Comhra (conversation) Column this month. Brigid is considered a patron saint of Ireland just as St. Patrick is. February is recognized as the beginning of spring in Ireland, a time of growth and renewal. The Festival of Imbolg, on the first of February, celebrated the arrival of spring as the earth awakened after the dark winter months. Goddesses were important (Dee eh dees) deities in the ancient religions of the celts, as they were thought to play a daily role in the lives of the people. Brigid was the goddess most associated with (imm molg) Imbolg. Her name means, “the exalted one”. She was the patron of poetry, craft and healing and was often called upon by women in childbirth for protection and safe delivery of their child. Brigid was the daughter of the Dagda, chief god of the (tuath de dannan) Tuatha Dé Danann, and the Morrighan. With her flame red hair, she was also the goddess of fire and hearth, and a patron of warfare. She appears in many stories in Irish mytholog. In one, she is the wife of Bres, the ruler of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Their son, Ruadan, is killed in the second battle of Magh Tuireadh after wounding the god Giobhniu. Brigid went to the battlefield to mourn his death. Caoine Keening This is said to be the first caoine (keening) in Ireland. The practice of hiring women to caoine at a graveside continued up until recent times. Brigid’s caoine was so sorrowful that it caused all of the combatants to lay down their arms at the sound of it. As a result, the warriors of Leinster would seek her protection in battle. In other stories, she is wed to a different king, and her three sons slay Cian, the father of Lugh the Long-Arm. She is still known as the “Goddess of the Well” in pagan customs, a link to the fertility and life giving waters of Mother Earth. There has been a resurgence of pagan and druadic beliefs and practices in recent times. In Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, her feast day is celebrated with “green man” dancing around the fields, symbolizing the fertilizing of the earth. In the evening, her followers gather around a communal fire and listen to stories of the goddess. Of all the Celtic deities, she is the most universal and can be found in the mythologies of Northern Britain, Scotland, Western Europe, and Ireland. Patrick’s success as a missionary was partly a result of his ability to incorporate the familiar into his message of the Christian beliefs. The story of the shamrock to explain the Trinity is one example. He took traditions of the druids in Gaelic culture and tried to explain them, according to the teachings of Christianity. Later missionaries in other parts of the world would try to erradicate old beliefs and impose their Christian ideals by any means necessary. The chieftain of Leinster, a man named Dubhtach, and his people were ardent worshipers of the goddess Brigid, and refused to recognize any teachings that cast doubt on her position as the mother goddess. Yet, this is where the origins of Brigid the saint are found. Brigid of Kildara (Kiladare) … When we are all done here, hop over to the website to read The Rest of the Story, or pic up the free issue at any of our 367 distribution locations in and around Ohio. A few other highlights in this issue: we have our Irish Photography Cover Contest; Kids Coloring Contest; and our podcast Listener Contest, News for the GAA; a few Opinion pieces and the Irish movers, shakers and music makers that enrich our days. Speaking of the New Kid’s Craic Colors of Ireland Contest, Here is the info: 2 Age Divisions: Ages 7, 8, 9 Ages 10, 11 & 12 Each Age Group winner receives a Gift Card to Kamm’s Corner Ice Cream, or the OhioIANews Advertiser of their choice! Official Rules and Regs are: · One entry per child · One winner in each age group · Participant must color page without assistance · Participant may use crayons, markers, or paint · Use your imagination! The coloring page is printable from: www.OhioIANews.com as well. Previous winners will be featured in the March Issue Entry and entry info (Name, age, city and Parents Name and Phone Number) may be dropped off to PJ McIntyre’s or the OhioIANews, or scanned and emailed to jobrien@ohioianews.com by the end of the month. Winners will be in the issue quarterly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast21: w/ Irish American Artist Maureen Clark When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish:the Truth & the Pulse of the Irish Hello Everyone!  Welcome back to iIrish; Songs, Stories & Shenanigans.  We have a great show for you today, including special guest Irish American Painter Maureen Clark, of Columbus, Ohio. Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to the Past, and then roll forward: Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 15 January 1988 - Sean McBride (83), lawyer, revolutionary and international Jurist, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1977), died. 20 January 1902 - Birth in Dublin of Kevin Barry, first IRA Volunteer to be executed During the Anglo-Irish War. 23 January 1803 - Arthur Guinness, founder of the Dublin brewery, dies. 25 January 1627 - Robert Boyle, creator of Boyle’s Law, is born in County Waterford. 26 January 1907 - First production of John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre. Moving to the present: What’s the News, What’s the News? What’s the news today? We Get Letters *We Get Letters is open to all. Send us your well-thought-out reasoning/response on any topic to: jobrien@OhioIANews.com, with your name and city. Anonymous and/or inappropriate language letters will automatically be deleted without response. Our January issue tho COVID reduced is still full of info, columns and entertainment.  It has been a big hit. You will find so much - food recipes, including Cooking Up a Hooley In the Kitchen: Holy Moly Donut Hole Do It Yourself Bar.  Katie’s column is an inspiration, and one of those, “I gotta try this” recipes – the whole idea is just what a covid heart needs. Plus, there is humor, Wise Craics, opinion, profiles and history, book and music reviews, Irish Dance news, our monthly Speak Irish Lesson, monthly Irish Crossword Puzzle. January’s puzzle subject is Towns in Northwest Ireland. The crosswords are a great way to learn or refresh your Irish knowledge, history and folklore, and all past issues, with the crossword inside, are available on OhioIANews.com. Lisa O’Rourke, Akron Irish Columnist, wrote a great column, titled Dunne’s Store Girls, it starts with this: Akron Irish Dunne’s Store Girls by Lisa O’Rourke Our collective “annus horribilis” has now just passed, and from this position, it would be hard for this new shiny year to surpass it in the horrible. It is certainly a year that future generations will wonder about; what did we do and how did we get on with life?  We hoarded and cooked and baked and read and watched television. We absorbed so much media that reruns became a thing again. Ideally, a rerun offers the opportunity for another, better look. I encountered one of those better look stories on an NPR program, “The Moth.” It is a program in which amateur storytellers tell a personal story in front of a live audience. This particular episode was a repeat of a show that was recorded in Dublin a few years back. I was hooked right there. The story began with a young girl who was working in a Dunne’s Stores on Henry Street in Dublin. The year was 1984. Unions were under threat around the globe and were staunchly defended in spite of that. This young girl, like the other trade union employees in that store and all-around Ireland, had received a statement from their leadership that they were not to handle goods originating from South Africa. The goods consisted mainly of fruit. Apartheid was at one of its ugliest junctions, clawing to hang on to an indefensible position. Nelson Mandela was in prison on Robben Island. Mary Manning, the Dunne’s Stores clerk, is still not really sure why she did it. She had heard things about South Africa on the news, but wasn’t a political person. She and the other girls were told not to handle produce from South Africa and they generally tried to follow union directives. On this particular day, a woman stood in her checkout line with some South African grapefruit. Mary refused to handle the fruit at her register. She was warned by management, but she chose not to change her position and the strike was born in that moment. Ten of her Dublin co-workers followed suit, nine other young ladies and one young gentleman. One of them was twenty-four years old, one of them was only seventeen, and the others were twenty years old. They were inner city store employees. Most of them still lived with their parents. They did not see themselves as changing the world. Nor did they realize how long, lonely and difficult the strike would be at times. to read the rest of the story,  it is a very good one, hop over to our OhioIANews.com, or our Facebook or Twitter pages after the podcast is complete.  It is striking.  Ireland native and OhioIANews Columnist Regina Costello writes on Joe Biden’s Irish Roots, Bob Carney has a great list of Top 20 Books of 2020 in his Cleveland Comhra Column,  Plus we have our Irish Photography Cover Contest; Kids Coloring Contest; and our podcast Listener Contest, News for the GAA; a few Opinion pieces and the Irish movers, shakers and music makers that enrich our days.   Speaking of the New Kid’s Craic Colors of Ireland Contest, It kicked off in the November issue and continues with the December issue. Here is the info: 2 Age Divisions:   Ages 7, 8, 9, Ages 10, 11 & 12 Each Age Group winner receives a Gift Card to Kamm’s Corner Ice Cream, or the OhioIANews Advertiser of their choice! Official Rules and Regs are: One entry per child One winner in each age group Participant must color page without assistance Participant may use crayons, markers, or paint Use your imagination! The coloring page is printable from: www.OhioIANews.com as well. Entry and entry info (Name, age, city and Parents Name and Phone Number) must be dropped off to PJ McIntyre’s or the OhioIANews, or scanned and emailed to jobrien@ohioianews.com by the end of the month. Winners will be in the issue quarterly. Finally, the new book is on its way! Available 2/2/21, you can preorder now, and sales have been brilliant Celebrating St. Patrick's Day History, Traditions, and Activities A Holiday Book for Kids by John O'Brien, Jr. @Jobjr Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this fun introduction for kids ages 6 to 9  St. Patrick’s Day is about more than just shamrocks and leprechauns! This engaging nonfiction book for kids explains the history, traditions, and customs of St. Patrick’s Day―and includes interactive activities that encourage kids to celebrate at home or in their communities.  This standout among Saint Patrick’s Day books for kids includes:  Celebratory traditions―Kids will learn how St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated all around the world in different ways, including parades, festivals, sports tournaments, treasure hunts, and more. A variety of activities―From games like Parade Bingo and a Green Scavenger Hunt to recipes for Irish Flag Cookies and Shamrock Shakes, kids can explore hands-on ways to get festive.  Fun facts and illustrations―Colorful illustrations and thought-provoking facts help kids discover new things about this holiday. When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day books for kids, this is the one that will get your child excited to learn and celebrate. Order yours:  https://amzn.to/2KycmAX And Now we have reached the Ask me Anything Segment of our Show.  Questions we’ve received via email, FB & Twitter … Did you read something in an issue, and want to read it again, or want to keep in the loop on things that came in after we went to print? All of our issues are archived online and are interactive – so if you click on an ad, you go directly to the advertiser’s website (the plate goes out, but it always comes back). PLEASE Support them, tell them you saw their ad in the OhioIANews, and buy a gift, a gift card or merch, to get them thru this new COVID19 wave.  We need them long after this season has passed. You can check out the OhioIANews website for a list of events to come and much more; more pictures, LARGER text and all the stories than are in our print edition, plus a few that couldn’t fit, or came in after we went to print, available 24/7.  Or follow our FB, Twitter and Instagram pages to keep up with all the shenanigans. Anticipation for the return of live music is palpable. I’m heading from here to find some. We always have so many milestones to celebrate: We all have the fierce desperate thirst for conversation with friends. I miss mine so dearly. I enjoy talking with them on the phone, and Zoom has made it even better – replacing Facetime, but, the hugs and connections are much less. Schedule zoom time with us if you would like to talk to a real person! There has never been a time where I have wanted to dance more, to see friends and have a pint over great music and past memories more, and, to simply let loose and forget the troubles.  The last part isn’t available yet, the others are under construction, or containment.  Books will transport you, let you visit lands you have never been to, or stories that occurred before your time. But I’d rather hear the gospel from the priest, so please welcome Artist extraordinaire, Columbus’ Maureen Clark Hello Maureen! Welcome to the iIrish Songs, Stories & Shenanigans podcast. It is Good to see you, even if it’s making the best of things, by using Zoom. Tell me about your work? Origins, goals How has it gone, esp during COVID? Is yours the typical Irish story? Immigrant story? Differences? Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, “To be Irish is to know that in the end, the world will break your heart.” Most deserve love, most don’t get as much love as they deserve. Your work, to me, is about a bit of a dream -, but perhaps unity and hope too Is that theme impression true? What you were aiming for with each work? We always ask, any stories from the road, but the road now is a distant memory – still, any stories? What does it mean to have an immigrant spirit? So, who and what is the quintessential Irish man or woman? When did you know that music was for you as a career? How did your career start? Woodie Guthrie said, ‘You write what you see’. Has that held true for you as painting what you see? Who inspired you growing up, both professionally and in life? Have you met them? Where can you see, and purchase your work? So what happens now for you? Well mah peeps, we are also videotaping this podcast, as we always do, so you can check out this, and all our videos and podcasts online as well. We will add it to our libraries and YouTube channel. All podcasts past and present can be downloaded from iTunes, WHKRadio/local Podcasts and OhioIANews.com. Subscribe and listen to them whenever you wish. They shall live, in infamy! If you are like me, and like to hold what you read, the complete list of all 367 distribution points, organized by Zip Code, is on the OhioIANews website. We have added over 100 new distribution points since we returned to print, post COVID. We have contracted for 85 more distribution points in Marc’s, Giant Eagle, CVS and Drug Mart, when the time to expand is safe. We are in 6 states, and before we are done, we will be in 8 more.  Yes, that does equal 14. Every month I beg and beg our readers and organizations from throughout Ohio and the surrounding states to send us their events.  Rarely do they.  I won’t give up.   The invitation stands; send them to me at jobrien@ohioianews.com. There is no charge. The Columbus area is growing, inch by inch and row by row, with the addition of Columbus Irish Columnist Molly Truex, and her Columbus Irish column, and new advertisers from the area have jumped onboard the OhioIANewsExpress, but we want to feature all of Ohio, and the surrounding states. What new name would YOU choose for the OhioIANews, when we expand, to cover Cleveland to Clearwater? Irish Cleveland to Irish Clearwater ICtoIC. If you know of a writer who is a potential columnist that lives in the Greater Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Detroit area, please send them on to us to chat with; for those areas are our next expansion targets. Please Help us out, if you would, with people, events, advertisers and distribution point suggestions. We’ve got plans, should COVID go back to the hellish hole it came from: Let us know what’s the craic, so we can share it with our audiences. ***  And Now, our listener trivia contest: Our question is: So, who and what is the quintessential Irish man or woman?  What do they look like, act like? What makes them the sexiest man or woman alive, a hero, and a human we admire? Send us your answers to jobrien@OhioIANews.com – best answer wins a $25 gift card to the OhioIANews advertiser of your choice. Support for this iIrish Songs, Stories and Shenanigans Podcast comes from WHKRadio and the Ohio Irish American News. We are delighted to say we are now also on iTunes. Big Thanks to the production genius’, Josh Booth and Steve Dole, as well as Gerry Quinn and Tim Vaughn.  We release a new podcast every 2nd Friday at 5 pm, alternating weeks with our two times a month eBulletin that goes out to over 12,000 opted-in subscribers, every 2nd Monday at 3:10 p.m. I hope you will subscribe to the podcast on wherever podcast platform you love, and sign up for the eBulletin too, on either our web or Facebook page. Do you want a story told? Do you need a speaker? Our Irish Opportunity Corridor runs from The Northcoast, to The Southcoast, Cleveland to Clearwater. Contact us with your story or speaker needs and we’ll be of service. There are many more songs and stories; I hope we will write new ones - of joy, of unification.  Here, and across the pond. We are closer to a One Ireland than we have been in more than 800 years.  Let’s do the same for America. We’ll save those songs and stories for next time, when we release Podcast22 on January 29th. Our guest is pre-eminent Irish immigration Attorney Fiona McEntee, an absolute rock star in helping people with immigration issues conquer the morass and maze that is US Immigration anytime, let alone during COVID.  She will give an overview, answer questions and give advice to you, performers, special situations and more.    Who else would you like to see and hear and guest on this iIrish Songs, Stories & Shenanigans Podcast? Be sure to send in your questions, comments and ideas for our Ask Me Anything Segment; we’ll read them here next time; with the best answers we can provide!  jobrien@ohioianews.com. If you are interested in investing or advertising on this podcast, the eBulletin, in the print edition, website or Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, contact me, John O’Brien, Jr, seek us online or give us a call. Let’s end with a Wise Craic; Humor is so good for the soul: Dear Lord, So far this year I've done well. I haven't gossiped; I haven't lost my temper; I haven't been greedy; grumpy; nasty; selfish; or overindulgent. I am very thankful for that.  But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on I'm probably going to need a lot more help. Amen Whelp, We’ve done what we can for this week.  Tomorrow is another day, and another chance to write the future, we want to live in. As always, I end with a bit of the Irish: Nuair a stadann an ceol, stadann an rince (When the music stops, so does the dance) Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.  Don’t let it happen to you. Grace us with your music. Now More than ever, wider audiences need to dance to all the beauty around us. Thank you listening, and for allowing me to share my stories with you. Please share yours with me. I would love to hear from you on any topic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcast20: On a New Year’s Day w/ Irish American Band Runa When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of the Irish Hello Everyone! Welcome back to iIrish; Songs, Stories & Shenanigans. It appears we’ve avoided another shutdown, for another week or who knows. New Year’s Day, Song writers U2’s Clayton Adam, Evans David and Bono U2 “New Year’s Day”, released in 1983 on the album War, is primarily a song referencing Polish Solidarity. However, there is also an element of love mixed therein. As such, two of the primary themes of the lyrics are undying affection and political revolution. Songsmeaningandfacts.com says: According to this song, there are tumultuous, world-changing events occurring on the outside. Yet despite all of this, the singer sees it as just another day in terms of his desire to be with the person he is singing to. In fact, although he cannot say definitely when, he is supremely confident that he will ultimately reunite with the object of his affection. Of course, because of the title, many people associate it with New Year’s Day, or Eve, so it is often played during those celebrations. Irish Central said that: In 1980 the Solidarity movement in Poland, under the leadership of future Nobel Peace Prize winner and president Lech Walesa, challenged the oppressive rule of the Polish government. In December 1981, the Solidarity movement was outlawed and Walesa, together with the other leaders of the movement, was arrested and put in jail. It is believed that "New Year’s Day" initially started out as a love song, dedicated to Bono’s high-school sweetheart, Ali, whom he had recently married, but this changed. Bono told the Rolling Stone he made the lyrics up on the spot, as he often does. He said, "We improvise, and the things that came out; I let them come out." "I must have been thinking about Lech Walesa being interned. Then, when we'd recorded the song, they announced that martial law would be lifted in Poland on New Year's Day. Incredible." It was not only U2’s first UK hit – where it reached number 10 on their charts – but their first international hit as well, knocking Michael Jackson's "Thriller" from the top of the charts It was their first single to chart in the United States peaking at number 53 on the US-based Billboard Hot 100. New Year’s Day has made Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. All is quiet on New Year's Day A world in white gets underway I want to be with you, be with you, night and day Nothing changes on New Year's Day, on New Year's Day I will be with you again I will be with you again Under a blood red sky A crowd has gathered in black and white Arms entwined, the chosen few The newspaper says, says, say it's true, it's true And we can break through Though torn in two, we can be one I, I will begin again I, I will begin again I will be with you again I will be with you again I will be with you again I will be with you again I will be with you again I will be with you again And Now we have reached the Ask me Anything Segment of our Show. Questions we’ve received via email, FB & Twitter … Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to the Past, and then roll forward: Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 4 January 1969 - People’s Democracy civil rights march from Belfast to Derry was violently attacked by loyalists and local members of the B Special Constabulary at Burntollet Bridge, near Claudy, Co. Derry. 9 January 1929 - Brian Friel, Ireland’s leading playwright, was born in Omagh, Co.Tyrone. 11 January 1729 - Edmund Burke, orator and political philosopher, was born at 12 Arran Quay, Dublin, the son of a Protestant solicitor and a Catholic mother. 12 January 1989 - In one of the most controversial incidents of the recent ‘Troubles’, The Catholic solicitor, Pat Finucane, was murdered by gunmen in his own home in North Belfast. Moving to the present: What’s the News, What’s the News? What’s the news today? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast17: It’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, Lola. When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of the Irish Hello Everyone!  Welcome back to iIrish; Songs, Stories & Shenanigans.  It appears we’ve avoided another shutdown, at least for now.  The Gov has started a 10pm to 5am curfew – I think most everyone will follow it, given that we are all generally asleep at that time.  It does shut down bars an hour earlier, affecting those most impacted, even more.  It’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, Lola. Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to the Past, and roll forward: Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 21 November 1920 - Also known as “Bloody Sunday” (the 4th and most recent one), fourteen British intelligence officers are shot dead in Dublin by the IRA. Later in the afternoon, British forces shot 12 civilians at a soccer match in Dublin. That evening three Irish prisoners were killed by their British captors at Dublin Castle. Moving to the present: What’s the News, What’s the News? What’s the news today? Congratulations to: Nora’s Public House, voted #1 Irish Pub on Fox8’s Hotlist  Across the pond in Ireland – an across the pond COVID perspective: Terry from Derry: Living with Indifference By Terry Boyle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of the Irish Hello Everyone! Welcome back to iIrish; Songs, Stories & Shenanigans. Did you remember to Daylight Save? Pray for All Souls? Vote? I’m grateful, I never struggle to be grateful; I see so much good around me, people and performance, more poignant and perhaps starker too, in COVID. I’m told I am self-aware and work to live in the present. Inhale the flowers, exhale the hate. Yet, I often do struggle to say thanks in the way that someone knows is sincere, not flattery. I think it’s like telling a woman she is beautiful – her first thought may be, What does he want? Is he hitting on me?’ Beauty can be looks, of course, but mostly, it is vibrancy, action over apathy, and the hurt in your eyes. I merely wish to compliment who or what I see before me, but it’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, Lola. Grateful Lines Veteran’s Day; the annual Belleek Day at Casey’s Irish Imports; Thanksgiving, my favorite Holiday of the year; and the blurred lines already crossed, right into Just hear those sleigh bells ringing and jing ting tingaling too. Come on its lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you. If 1918 is infamous, what will 2020 be called? Lordy, if we are lucky enough to read this, we are making it through the year that shall live in dark infamy. I did, in fact, save time, prayed for souls and vote, using mail in. But since I work so close to the Board of Elections, I dropped off the completed and sealed ballot there, on my lunch walk. I saw several masked friends, and had a nice chat with former coworkers as well as so many candidates who were lined up at the proper distance from the people’s place to vote in person. They were meeting people, discussing issues, and respectfully asking for those who hadn’t yet voted, for their vote. This is the way it is supposed to be. Discussion, a certain amount of comradery ... Many say we have lost the civility to do that anymore. They are wrong. Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to the Past, and roll forward: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dian Cecht receives Ogma’s message and sets out to find a way of fighting back against Bres’s tyranny. He recruits the blacksmith Gobniu and the silversmith Credne to help him create a new arm for the former High Chief of the Gods, Nuada. What was Dian Cecht's role in myth and in the old pagan religion? What is Dian Cecht’s relationship to Brehon Law? What makes Dian Cecht a symbol of the medical profession? Why were Blacksmiths considered to have supernatural powers? How do we resolve contradictions in medieval mythological texts? credits Written, presented and produced by Marcas Ó hUiscín and Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh. Music - Celtic Warrior by Damiano Baldoni (licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 public licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode All sounds cc licence from freesound.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/message

iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast14: Roll Pride When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish:the Truth & the Pulse of the Irish Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to the Past, and roll forward: Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 10 October 1918 – was the sinking of RMS Leinster by German torpedoes. She was bound for Holyhead and went down just outside Dublin Bay. Over 500 people perished, mostly military personnel returning from leave – it was the greatest single loss of life in the Irish Sea. 11 October 1969 - Death of Louise Gavan Duffy, revolutionary, who founded Scoil Bhride, (Scull Bray School), the first all-Irish school for girls, in Dublin. 15 October 1945 - Death of Eoin Mac Neill, scholar and patriot, who co-founded the Gaelic League and was the Irish Volunteers Chief of Staff. Moving to the present: What’s the News, What’s the News? What’s the top news we have to talk about today: Guess what? This podcast is now available on iTunes! Subscribe, and listen to any of the podcasts, any time you wish. Did you pick up the October issue yet? Our cover features The Mighty Sweeney Clan, a legacy of public service four generations deep, from today’s State Senator Bride Sweeney, turning heads and drilling down to the things that really matter to her constituents, and then getting them done; to her father, former Cleveland City Councilman and State Senator Martin Sweeney; Marty’s sister, Fairview Park Councilwoman Maureen Sweeney; their  father, retired Judge Gerald Sweeney, and Gerry’s father, a State Representative in West Park, when the State Representative went by county. We include a nice Inner View profile of Bride inside. Speaking of Bride, our State Representative responded to a federal court’s last Saturday order requiring the Ohio Secretary of State to explain himself on why he has not allowed Cuyahoga County’s Board of Elections to move forward with its bipartisan unanimous plan to offer ballot drop off services at six library locations. A state appeals court late on Friday ruled that the law allows the secretary to install more drop boxes if he chooses, but the court declined to require him to do so. Also last week, the governor of Texas copied Ohio and ordered all drop box sites closed except for one in each county. Said Rep. Sweeney: “I am sad to see the residents of major American cities – like my hometown of Cleveland and now Houston and Dallas – used as pawns in a national GOP plan to cut off voting access. First, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose limited drop boxes to one per county and ordered Cuyahoga County to halt its unanimous bipartisan plan to accept ballots at six satellite locations. Now, the Texas GOP is following his lead and closing satellite ballot drop-off sites. Thankfully, a federal court is demanding answers here in Ohio. I hope Texans, like Ohioans, will make their voices heard and vote no matter what!” Representative Sweeney is a member of the House Democratic Caucus’ Elections Working Group assembled by Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (of Akron) at the onset of the pandemic to deal with its impact on voters and voting rights. Rep. Sweeney is the youngest elected Democrat in the Ohio House and the first woman to represent her district in the chamber. In an update that went out Wednesday, additional boxes are permitted, at libraries, so we’ll be watching that closely. The Election is only 24 Days away.  One way to choose a candidate is to vote, in person.  Do Absentee, or mail-in, like I do.  Even tho the date to register to vote in has gone back and forth, at this point, it has now passed. We have only until the end of this month to complete the Census.  It is VITALLY important – why? For many reasons, including the mapping of the area a representative represents. Of course, the goal is to reduce gerrymandering – any honest person with ethics wants that, THAT’S a given.  No rigging of the districts to favor one party over another. It is part of the reason that I am an independent; I vote people, and performance, not party.  But the number of people in a district dictate how much money that district gets.  Every person that district represents is equal to $1200 in money for that district. If you want to be an influencer, you must be counted. Complete the Census to make a difference right in your own community. Visit 2020Census.gov.  I did mine when the Census first began, and Honest to God, it took less than 3 minutes; it was so simple to do.  Another way we make a difference, of course, is to vote.  The presidential and vice-presidential debates were designed to help us with making the decision of who we wanted to vote for. Debates are a contest of ideas for people to vote on, who most aligns with what we believe, desire, and need, for a successful life.  They were never designed to be who can be the loudest, or the most immature. Did you know 73 million ppl watched the last presidential debate, on October 1st. 11% of Voters are undecided – that may be enough to turn an election. According to Repub Pollster Frank Luntz - The Debate convinced some voters to not vote at all. We have not had a variety of backgrounds representative of the United States serve as president, even tho we are officially 244 years old. Of course, Barack Obama was the first and only Black American president. John F. Kennedy was the 1st, and only Catholic president. Catholics are the largest denomination in the United States – Joe Biden would be only 2nd Catholic President and Kamala Harris would be the 1st POC American Vice President, if they should win. I was reading up on candidates across my voting area.  We have extensive advertising in the OhioIANews from both republicans and democrats, and occasionally, an Independent.  The Democratic nominee's Irish ancestors have a LOT of similarities to my own story.  I am 1st Generation, and deeply immersed in the Irish American community, so perhaps it is more crystalized for me, more present, meaningful and with similar values forged through our lives, past and present.  Joe Biden’s family left Ireland in the 1800s; 220 years later, Vice President Biden has never shied away from his Irish roots. He knows they were formative to who he is today. VP Biden penned a letter to Ancestry.com the day before he left for Ireland in 2016, which is the source sent on to me. This was as the country was celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising. VP Biden “spoke to how the seismic event put Ireland on a path to independence” in his open letter. He also visited Kilmainham Gaol - where the leaders of the rising were executed - during his 2016 visit. I’d like to read you a bit, of what spoke to me: “Biden, who is thought to be five-eighths Irish, said ahead of the official 2016 six-day visit that being Irish has "shaped his entire life." He visited places in Louth, Mayo, and Meath, where his ancestors emigrated from.    He also said, “We celebrate our shared heritage. Our shared values of tolerance. Diversity. Inclusiveness. And it’s a trip I’m so deeply grateful to be taking alongside my children and grandchildren… "Over the course of my life, I’ve been to a lot of places. I’ve traveled all around the world – more than a million miles on Air Force Two alone. I’ve been honored to have held a lot of titles. But I have always been and will always be the son of Kitty Finnegan. The grandson of Geraldine Finnegan from St. Paul’s Parish in Scranton; a proud descendant of the Finnegan’s of Ireland’s County Louth. The great-grandson of a man named Edward Francis Blewitt, whose roots stem from Ballina, a small town in Ireland’s County Mayo – sister city to my hometown in Scranton, Pennsylvania. An engineer with a poet’s heart. Months after my mother passed away, I found an old box of his poems in my attic. "In his poetry, my great-grandfather spoke of both continents, and how his heart and his soul drew from the old and the new. And most of all, he was proud. He was proud of his ancestors. He was proud of his blood. He was proud of his city. He was proud of his state, his country. But most of all – he was proud of his family. "And that is America: This notion that home is where your character is etched. As Americans, we all hail from many homes. Somewhere along the line, someone in our lineage arrived on our shores, filled with hope. We are blessed to experience that simultaneous pride in where we’ve found ourselves, while never forgetting our roots. "James Joyce wrote, 'When I die, Dublin will be written on my heart.' "Well, Northeast Pennsylvania will be written on my heart. But Ireland will be written on my soul.” You can read the whole letter on Ancestry.com, or probably find it with a google search. What else is going on? Well Pro Football is back and has really done a remarkable job in having so few COVID infections. Their well-coordinated plan, and action, shows what can be done, with planning and collaboration. I have really enjoyed watching the NFL so far – of course, because the Browns are 3-1, after 2 decades of mostly futility, and 2 years of complete futility. Pro football is definitely my favorite sport to watch, and to play. I enjoy watching Joe Burrow play for Cinci – he’s a baller for sure. Pittsburgh is its’ usual powerhouse and Baltimore is an AFC favorite; the Browns only loss this year. KC is the Superbowl favorite, with today’s GOAT, Patrick Mahomes. I do wish we could be like the NFL, with few infections, and quality treatment. The rest of America, and the world, are not so fortunate as our football heroes, or president.  207,000 of our countrymen are dead.  Almost 1 MILLION have died worldwide at this writing. In Ohio, 159,964 have been infected. The number of deaths is 4,931. We mourn them; we pray for no resurgence, and the end of the scourge that is COVID-19. I believe in God, the father Almighty, creator of Heaven and earth… is the beginning of a catholic prayer called The Apostle’s Creed.  We are all apostles of one level or another, one sort or another. No matter your spiritual beliefs, I believe in you. Whether you believe similarly or not, I wish you good health. We are All brothers and sisters – this land is your land; this land is my land. The only race that matters in life or death, is the human race, with no divisions. And yes, perhaps the race to find a vaccine that works, to save us all. You will find more great stories in this issue, including A Tale for Samhain, and Happy Halloween Kid’s Craic, Cleveland Irish Cops n Robbers, a profile of Columbus Man of Impact Mike Mentel, a history lesson on the 1stBloody Sunday, and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th too; An Irish History Contest, News for the GAA, Safe home to Pat Car and Patrick Sweeney and a sad story of a beloved priest, who drowned in a boating accident.   Of course, you will find food recipes, humor, book reviews, Irish Dance news, our monthly Speak Irish Lesson, Irish Crossword Puzzle, a few Opinion pieces and so much more.   We always have so many milestones to celebrate: To read these stories and more, pick up the issue in person or read it online, at OhioIANews.com. A list of all distribution points is on the website as well. How about a bit on sports: If you are not familiar with Gaelic Football, and the national sport of Ireland, Hurling, hope online or an extensive number of free videos highlightin The Fastest Game on Grass. Now, Kids football and hurling this month. And now, a Toast, to all the GAA clubs around the country, keeping our sports, history, language alive here in America: "May you never lie, cheat or steal,  but if you must lie, then lie in each other's arms and if you must cheat, then cheat death and if you must steal, steal kisses." What’s the best toast or proverb you have ever heard - funny, ironic, illuminating? Do you have a go to toast for special moments? Share them with us – we’ll read the best on the next podcast and share in our eBulletin and Print edition.  The winner will receive a $25 gift card to the advertiser of your choice. Please let advertisers know you heard about them on this podcast and saw their ad on the OhioIANews platforms of the print edition, online edition, Podcast, YouTube Channel, Social Media or eBulletin. Reinforce their advertising with the OhioIANews as a good deal, so they know you are seeing their ads, and their support is making a difference. Have you conquered this month’s Irish Crossword Puzzle?  The theme is Grab the Popcorn.  If you haven’t, hop over to OhioIANews.com when we are all finished here and give it a go. All of our past crosswords are there too, if you want to stock up, or learn about so many things Irish, history and humor and things worth knowing, via a puzzle. Every month I beg and beg our readers and organizations from throughout Ohio and the surrounding states to send us their events.  Rarely do they.  I won’t give up.   The invitation stands; send them to me at jobrien@ohioianews.com. There is no charge. The Columbus area is growing, inch by inch and row by row, with the addition of Columbus Irish Columnist Molly Truex, and her Columbus Irish column, but we want to feature all of Ohio, and the surrounding states. Please Help us out, if you would. Let us know what’s the craic, so we can share it with our audiences. If you know of a writer who is a potential columnist that lives in the Greater Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Detroit area, please send them on to us to chat with; those areas are our next expansion targets. Here are a few upcoming events we’d like to share with you: Food, Music & Dance! Every Friday evening, the West Side Irish American Club in Olmsted Twp, the Irish American Club East Side, in Euclid, and the Shamrock Club of Columbus have Friday Specials, a Happy Hour and LIVE music. All social distancing and safety rules will be followed, so don’t be a Karen or a Brad. Euclid Irish American Club East Side IACES Thirty Thursdays are back on the Patio, as long as the weather holds out. The Annual Steak & Chicken Roast is Oct 18. And Coming up, the annual Holiday arts & Crafts Fair is 11/1 from 10-3 eastsideirish.org  Columbus Shamrock Club Events shamrockclubofcolumbus.com     Olmsted Twp West Side Irish American Club This week, the WSIA has their Friday special of Baby Back Ribs w/ fries, beans and more, with food prepared by the extraordinary McDonough’s Brigade, and always so, so good. WSIA Club wsia-club.org. Indiana Fiddler’s Hearth Offering carry out & front patio Al fresco seating. Hotels open near by. If you are planning outdoor music in park settings, we have carry out?   10% of the proceeds goes to Irish musicians who play ... Slainte! fiddlershearth.com Patios are open everywhere, keeping distance and slaking the fierce desperate thirst, Plus 2Nite: Crawley and Sofranko, of Marys Lane are at Pj McIntyre’s 7 to 10ish, Flat Iron has Donal O’Shoughnessy 6 to 9ish, Gunselman’s has Cats on Holiday on the BIG patio starting at 6. Now, the chores are done, let’s get to the good stuff. I got a great book in the mailbag, called, What Have the Irish Ever Done for Us? Written by David Forsythe, a scriptwriter, author and journalist from Cork City.  The title is a bit tongue in cheek, but David has set out to tell us, exactly that – with short bios of Irish men and women, some of whom we know, some we don’t, and their amazing accomplishments that were also amazing, rippling contributions, answering the title question, with great stories on exactly, What Have the Irish Ever Done for Us?    I love the illustrated and photo filled book; I love the style and the accomplishments shared.  Goal Accomplished David, well done. I’d like to share one of David’s stories. Given the season, I choose Kilkenny man “James Hoban, the White House Visionary” (p 92). Lotsa serious stuff this month, this year, this decade, or two. We are into our 7th month of holding COVID-19 off.  It tried to end our run, but must not have realized what our community is made of. Let’s end this podcast with a little humor:  These Wise Craics make me laugh:   Irish craic explained - the six levels of craic you can reach, from @IrishCentral Jun 02, 2017 Craic is the Irish word that most confuses outsiders, yet it is a relatively simple concept. It is the atmosphere, fun, carry on surrounding a particular night out. ”How was the craic?” is the first question uppermost in most young Irish minds after a weekend. Here’s the encyclopedia definition: "Craic" is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. It is often used with the definite article – the craic, such as, What’s the craic? So now that you have a grasp on what craic is, here is all the different kinds of craic (as if you weren't confused enough!): Good craic: A fairly ok night out, fun but nothing too amazing. Mighty craic: Better than good craic, not quite at the highest level, someone did some crazy stuff maybe. Savage craic: Almost there, great night all together, everyone on top firm, Guinness flowing, great jokes. Deadly craic: A step above savage but not quit the Everest moment. The craic was ninety: The nirvana of craic, everything was amazing, incredible, everyone hooked up, the pints were great. No one quite sure how the word ninety came into it--a famous Christy Moore song “The craic was ninety in the Isle of Man” maybe: Or perhaps, as good friend Shay Clarke explains, the Craic was 90, and we’re going after the other 10. And lastly! Minus craic: That’s when a night goes wrong and essentially, you’d have had more fun in a mausoleum. *** Support for this iIrish Songs, Stories and Shenanigans Podcast comes from WHKRadio and the Ohio Irish American News. We are delighted to say we are now also on iTunes. Big Thanks to the production genius’, Josh and Steve, as well as Gerry Quinn and Tim Vaughn.  We release a new podcast every 2nd Friday at 5 pm, alternating weeks with our two times a month eBulletin that goes out to over 12,000 opted-in subscribers, every 2nd Monday at 3:10 p.m. I hope you will subscribe to the podcast on where ever podcast platform you love, and sign up for the eBulletin too, on either our web or Facebook page. Do you want a story told? Do you need a speaker? Our Irish Opportunity Corridor runs from The Northcoast, to The Southcoast. Contact us with your story or speaker needs and we’ll be of service. If you are like me and like to hold the paper in your hands when reading, pick up your copy of the OhioIANews at any one of more than 300 locations in and around Ohio. The list of distribution points and archived interactive copies are also on the website, at ohioianews.com.  If you want to keep in the loop, you can check out the OhioIANews website for a list of events to come and much more, more pictures, text and stories than are in our print edition, available 24/7, or follow our FB, Twitter and Instagram pages to keep up with all the shenanigans. There are many more songs and stories; I hope we will write new ones - of joy, of unification.  Here, and across the pond. We are closer to a One Ireland than we have been in more than 800 years.  We’ll save those songs and stories for next time, October 23rd, at 5pm, when we release Podcast15. 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Whelp, We’ve done what we can for this week.  Tomorrow is another day, and another chance to write the future we want to live in.   As always, I end with a bit of the Irish: Nuair a stadann an ceol, stadann an rince (When the music stops, so does the dance) Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us.  Don’t let it happen to you. Keep playing your music. Wider audiences need to hear the beauty all around us. Please share your stories with me. Thank you listening, and for allowing me to share mine with you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is going to be a brief digression into the value of legal codes as a source, which will set us up nicely for the next episode, where we will begin to discuss the status of women in early medieval legal codes. Charlemagne's proclivity for pink frilly party balloons is discussed but ultimately dismissed.History of the Papacy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-the-papacy-podcast/id590968693My Support Page: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.htmlSam Hume's Show: https://paxbritannica.info/Brehon Law: https://archive.org/details/ancientlaws01hancuoft/page/n7/mode/2uphttps://archive.org/details/ancientlaws04hancuoft/page/6/mode/2upIrish History Podcast: https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The 11th is Patriot Day. Are you familiar with this name? It is tied to September 11th or 9-11. Patriot Day is an annual observance on September 11 to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States. Some of our listeners are younger than that, and I wonder what they know about it, but most have very specific, stark memories of that day, and the aftermath. What do you remember? Who do you remember? 19 years ago … I was just getting home from my girlfriend’s, when she called and said turn on the tv. I did, and was irrevocably scarred. Here in the midst of a wide divide, I am reminded even more of the problems and the potential for America. What do you remember? Please share the memories with us, for all our listeners and readers to share too. The September print of the OhioIANews is available at 250 locations in and around Ohio, and the Interactive issue is also online, with music and dance and friends and fun, plus October Save the Date events. For a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to the Past: Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 11 September 1649 -The Massacre at Drogheda (Drogue heada), in which Cromwell captures the town and slaughtered nearly 4,000 people, ends. 14 September 1814 - Thomas Davis, poet, cultural nationalist, and unofficial leader of the Young Ireland movement, is born in Mallow Co. Cork. 19 September 1881 - Charles Stewart Parnell delivers his famous speech at Ennis in which he introduces the concept of “Moral Coventry” (or “boycotting”) in place of violent protests. More on that in a minute. 20 September 1803 - Robert Emmett, a United Irishman, is hanged. A fair few songs have been written about him, and his heroic actions to try to free Ireland. 24 September 1880 - Mayo landlord Captain Charles Boycott attempts to exploit the workers on land he manages and is sent to “Moral Coventry” by the local rural community. Did you know that this is where the term Boycott came from? 29 September 1984 - The trawler Marita Anne was intercepted by the Irish navy off Fenit, Co. Kerry. It was found to be carrying over seven tons of arms and ammunition from the USA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are updating our name; with all the new offerings we have added.  iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans better reflects our work and our outreach in an ever-changing world. When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: 30 minutes of Truth & The Pulse of the Irish I love the auld Wolfe Tones song, Boston Rose.  I was probably just in grade school when it first registered.  I suppose I am a romantic. Written by Liam Reilly from Bagatelle, It was recorded and sung most notably by Tommy Byrne and the Wolfe Tones. It tells of an Irish lad in Belfast, who met his Rose one summer, when she came over to Ireland on holiday.  The summer has ended, and she has gone home to Boston. He is back to the grind, working in a factory, and is remembering the good times and what made him fall in love, as well as the teasing of his friends about being love sick, as he daydreams. I remember the Belfast students that used to stay with us in Cleveland each summer, about 15 years older than I. They truly were the brothers I never had, at least until my sisters married. Those memories of summers, fireworks, Gaelic football, road trips and loads of laughing, run through me. In looking back, I first associated this song with them, and wondered if they were lonely while here?  They had each other, but did they seek or find their rose while in the US.  each summer? By the 2nd Summer, Charlie Sweeney was already seeing Martha, both were here in Cleveland for the summer, but Martha was staying with another family; Willie Hunter was seeing Anne I think, back in Belfast. Years later we went to Sean’s wedding to Pamela, when I was 14.  In my daydreams, I hoped to find my own Irish rose. …; But of all the girls throughout this world, give an Irish girl to me! (or Brazilian, WOW!) It didn’t happen for me, despite my dreams, but for so, so many Irish men and women separated by the Atlantic Ocean, it did.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To keep you all going during these strange times, here is Motherfoclóir's own Darach Ó Séaghdha in conversation with Sam Blake on another HeadStuff Podcast, Behind the Bestseller (https://www.headstuff.org/behind-the-bestseller/) .  Stay safe and well. .. Non-fiction is a different beast to fiction, and in this episode Sam Blake chats to Darach Ó Séaghdha, the Irish writer, podcaster and Irish language activist. The author of Motherfoclóir: Dispatches from a Not So Dead Language (Head of Zeus, 2017), and Craic Baby (Head of Zeus 2018) Darach won Ireland AM Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year in the 2017 Irish Book Awards with Motherfoclóir. Revealing how his Twitter account @TheIrishFor grew into a book, driven by his personal journey and relationship with his father, a gifted linguist, Darach reveals the key issues with taking an online presence into print. Sam Blake delves into the writing process and deciding what exactly goes into a book. Brought up in an Irish speaking household, Ó Séaghdha’s father and mother used to speak Irish together but spoke English to their children. When Ó Séaghdha’s father became very ill, Ó Séaghdha became interested in learning Irish and used Twitter to share interesting Irish phrases and words he came across. Ó Séaghdha describes Irish as “the amazing buried treasure”. In his writing he wants to show people how they, through Irish, can make sense of the world around them, through words and phrases that do not exist in the English language. He runs the popular Irish-language-trivia Twitter account The Irish For. He is also the main host of the podcast Motherfoclóir (https://www.headstuff.org/motherfocloir/) , part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network, a fascinating podcast focusing on elements of the language. The follow-up to Motherfoclóir, published in 2018, Craic Baby: Dispatches from a Rising Language, explores the very new and very old parts of the Irish language from a personal perspective, covering the topics multilingualism, Brehon Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brehon_Law) , Gaelscoils (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelscoil) and especially lexicon. Check out all the Behind the Bestseller episodes here (https://www.headstuff.org/behind-the-bestseller/)

Non-fiction is a different beast to fiction, and in this episode Sam Blake chats to Darach Ó Séaghdha, the Irish writer, podcaster and Irish language activist. The author of Motherfoclóir: Dispatches from a Not So Dead Language (Head of Zeus, 2017), and Craic Baby (Head of Zeus 2018) Darach won Ireland AM Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year in the 2017 Irish Book Awards with Motherfoclóir. Revealing how his Twitter account @TheIrishFor grew into a book, driven by his personal journey and relationship with his father, a gifted linguist, Darach reveals the key issues with taking an online presence into print. Sam Blake delves into the writing process and deciding what exactly goes into a book. Brought up in an Irish speaking household, Ó Séaghdha's father and mother used to speak Irish together but spoke English to their children. When Ó Séaghdha's father became very ill, Ó Séaghdha became interested in learning Irish and used Twitter to share interesting Irish phrases and words he came across.  Ó Séaghdha describes Irish as "the amazing buried treasure". In his writing he wants to show people how they, through Irish, can make sense of the world around them, through words and phrases that do not exist in the English language.  He runs the popular Irish-language-trivia Twitter account The Irish For. He is also the main host of the podcast Motherfoclóir, part of the Headstuff Podcast Network, a fascinating podcast focusing on elements of the language. The follow-up to Motherfoclóir, published in 2018, Craic Baby: Dispatches from a Rising Language, explores the very new and very old parts of the Irish language from a personal perspective, covering the topics multilingualism, Brehon Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brehon_Law) , Gaelscoils (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelscoil) and especially lexicon. Behind the Bestseller is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network (https://www.headstuff.org/behind-the-bestseller) Music by Tim Nerney

Divorce and sex magic are not things we associate with medieval Ireland. However for over one thousand years Irish society was governed by a unique and radically different legal system called Brehon Law. In this podcast I interview Dr Gillian Kenny (twitter.com/medievalgill) who explains what Brehon Law was and how it worked. She challenges widely held misconceptions and explains how divorce existed in medieval Ireland given it was banned in modern Ireland until 1995!.And then of course there is the sex magic.Tune in to find out more.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I am currently writing the second last famine episode which looks at how the Great Hunger came to an end. It focuses on my hometown of Kilkenny and the famous Fenian James Stephens who grew up here.twitter.com/irishhistorypatreon.com/irishpodcast  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About Dr. Casey: He holds law degrees from the University of London and UCD as well as a primary degree in philosophy from University College Cork, an MA and PhD from the University of Notre Dame and the higher doctorate, DLitt, from the National University of Ireland. He was formerly Assistant Professor at The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.), 1983-1986 and Adjunct Professor at the Pontifical Institute in Washington D.C., 1984-86. He was a member of the School of Philosophy in University College Dublin (UCD) (Head from 2001–2006) from 1986 until he retired in December 2015. He is a Fellow of Mises UK and an Associated Scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. Oliver Westcott is a UK libertarian occasionally involved in networking and grass roots activism, who has been following the various literature and schools of libertarian thought for a decade. DISCUSSION OUTLINE: - Gerard and Oliver’s philosophical journey - Brehon Law (old Irish Law) and assorted derivatives (the meaty part of the discussion) - Morality as an emergent property and its relation to emergent law or law discovery - Gerard’s newest book: ZAP: Free Speech and Tolerance in the light of the Zero Aggression Principle - Tolerance / Intolerance - What’s everyone working on at the moment? BOOKS MENTIONED DURING THE DISCUSSION: Why I Am Not a Christian, Bertrand Russell – https://amzn.to/2l5pYGD An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke – https://amzn.to/2l6SDen Law and Revolution, Harold Berman – https://amzn.to/2XJ8CwV A Guide to Early Irish Law, Fergus Kelly – https://amzn.to/30sj7Xd The Theory of Money and Credit, Ludwig von Mises – https://amzn.to/2LMklIy ZAP, Gerard Casey – https://amzn.to/2XFFAOE The Machinery of Freedom, David Friedman – https://amzn.to/2XNqRBc The Enterprise of Law, Bruce Benson – https://amzn.to/2l6MYoJ A Confession, Leo Tolstoy – https://amzn.to/30z0T6p Law and Public Opinion in 19th Century England, Albert Dicey – https://amzn.to/2XKeFkP Liberty Defined, Ron Paul – https://amzn.to/2XLYhQO The Breakdown of Nations, Leopold Kohr – https://amzn.to/2JxZgjN Economics in in One Lesson, Henry Hazlitt – https://amzn.to/2l4VEf7 On Power, Bertrand de Jouvenel – https://amzn.to/2l71Wep Gerard Casey’s talk on Law in Disorder: https://youtu.be/h9ycXaefvJw

Gaven chatted with Dragon from the Penance RPG podcast about gender relations in the U.K, the history of Brehon Law, draconic genders, and of course, tabletop. WARNING: This episode has reference to sexual content and sexual assault

Motherfoclóir Beo was recorded in front of a live audience in the Maynooth Students' Union Venue as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2019. Gearóidín and Eimear explore the 1937 Constitution and in particular the provision that a woman's place is in the home. Was this a betrayal of Brehon Law and Irish history? Or was it a reflection of what we've always done - sidelining women? Can a country fail the Bechdel Test? Peadar asks the questions as our resident legal eagle and medievalist take on over 1500 years of misogyny and patriarchy. * * * Contact the show at https://twitter.com/motherfocloir or email us at motherfocloir@headstuff.org.

The Irish for tax is cáin… not to be confused with caoin, which is crying. In life the two great certainties are death and taxes, which is fitting given that many forms of taxation were first introduced to pay for wars. Today’s Vatican City is a fragment of the Papal States, a temporal political entity that governed a portion of Italy larger than Ireland for a thousand years – from the era of Brehon Law until the age of the Home Rule movement. Records of taxes levied by the Papal States represent a uniquely continuous archive of Ireland during this period of economic, civic, political and linguistic change. This week’s guest is Chris Chevalier, a PhD candidate in Trinity whose research uses these records as a source for measuring the distribution of wealth in Ireland in the medieval period. He chats to fellow medievalist Éimear and fellow tax nerd Darach about who had cash to splash in the 14th century, papal audits (and punishments) and the Spielberg-esque adventures involved in chasing research materials from one European city to the next. You can find out more about Chris’s work here: https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/researchers-use-papal-tax-assessments-to-map-medieval-economy-of-ireland/ --- Contact the show at https://twitter.com/motherfocloir or email us at motherfocloir@headstuff.org.

The boys havin da craic with Gerard Banks chatting about the magic and laws of old Ireland. Ancient laws of fairness called Brehon Law; the ogham alphabet and it's connection with nature; and power that we can give back to our selves and communities by integrating some of these practical lessons of our ancestors. Stone circles, nature magic, the power of trees and soil. All lost knowledge on a practical level that has now been found. If we could simplify it it down to a basic level its is 'magical gardening' with more than just a few flowers and fruits to show for your work. This type of gardening grows strong and beautiful communities and people, not just plants! This is the first of a series of interviews we will do with Gerard as we delve deeper and deeper in the the ways of old Ireland that were recoginised and practiced as recently as the 1700s.  The Bollox Alert will open your ears and the Hot Topic will show you what to do with this amazing knowledge.  This full podcast also available with video on YouTube.  Please Subscribe, Like and Share if you enjoy it. Enjoy. Podcast Main Site - https://thisirishlife.podbean.com/  Facebook - @thisirishlifepodcast  Twitter - @thisirishlifepc Instagram - @thisirishlifepc  YouTube Channel iTunes #thisirishlife

Prof. Caroline Newcombe (Southwestern) at the 2016 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference. How early Irish marital property law influenced the end of Brehon Law.