The land of my Grandmothers and a Grandfather is celebrated each year on St. Pat's Day, a reminder to the world of all things Irish.
I hope those who are Irish, if only for the day, enjoyed the celebration. I hear the weather bright and sunny for the NY St. Pat's Day parade, and that's a blessin'
That's Andrew and Sarah and one of their children...the photo is not labeled and we guess it may be one of the three children they lost to a mysterious illness in 1921.
I hope those who are Irish, if only for the day, enjoyed the celebration. I hear the weather bright and sunny for the NY St. Pat's Day parade, and that's a blessin'
That's Andrew and Sarah and one of their children...the photo is not labeled and we guess it may be one of the three children they lost to a mysterious illness in 1921. He was an Irish cop in New York, she was the Mother who gave birth to ten children, including my Dad.
After Andrew died in 1923, Sarah and the children went back to her homeland, but only for a visit.
These are especially tough times for Ireland. So many took advantage of the great economy in the mid to late 2000's, that they fell all the harder. from The Great Recession.
Though I hold dual-citizenship with Ireland because of my ancestry, and even carry an Irish passport, I've yet to visit. Maybe this year?
[NASA has provided a gorgeous photo of Erie from space...no wonder she's called The Emerald Isle!]
[NASA has provided a gorgeous photo of Erie from space...no wonder she's called The Emerald Isle!]
I've visited England, Scotland and Wales, but never Ireland. One one of my visits to England I was invited to visit Belfast (early 1990s) but I replied that I didn't want to get shot full of holes.
ReplyDeleteI certainly love the "green and pleasant land," as Robert Browning put it. Or was it someone else?
Ouch! It was William Blake who coined the phrase, not Robert Browning.
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Just in case anyone wants to take me up on geography: I'm aware that Ireland is not part of the UK, although NOrthern Ireland is. The whole island is, indeed, emerald.
ReplyDeleteWe would never question your geographic statements. And you are correct, green she is, British or not!
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