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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination
~ Tommy Lasorda

The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers
~ Arthur Koestler

Money is a good servant but a bad master
~ French Proverb

Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried
~ Frank Tyger


http://thinkexist.com/quotation

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~ f ~ e ~ a ~ r ~

"When it is darkest, men see the stars.”

“Fear always springs from ignorance”

“Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain”

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson - American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882

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Mother's Watch

Mother's Watch
by Andrea Hill


I sit beside you, Mom
On death's doorstep you lay
I set my head upon your wrist
As I bow my head to pray

The world to me shut off
The silence here is thick
Alone just you and I
And your watch's rhythmic tick

I block out all my pain
And loss I'm sure to feel
I concentrate now deeply
On the tick your watch reveals

I sit here now for days
And hear the rhythmic sound
I contemplate you being gone
The thought now seems profound

The time for you is near
To enter Heaven's Gate
I'll stay here by your side
Until your journey is complete

It's months now since you've passed
My wounds are healing slow
I want so much to hear your voice
To see your smile's glow

I lay my head upon my wrist
When my feelings are too strong
I hear your watch's rhythmic tick
And know you're never gone

The Catalog ...

Found this in a reprint of a 1908 Sears catalog – isn’t it amazing how the words – for a catalog – back in 1971 (when the reprint was published) – are so appropriate for today’s Internet!
The author chose to do it entirely in lower case, so that’s the way I typed it … enjoy!

the catalog

i know the markets of the earth and
wonderous tales i tell
of all the new and pretty things the
whole world has to sell
and those who sit with me awhile and
roam my pages through
may see the pageants of mankind set
out in open view.

i know the realms of happiness
for little girls and boys
i swing the gates which lead into the
magic land of toys.
i am the window of the world at which
is kept displayed
the best of everything men do:
the best of all they’ve made.

oh, whether it be north or south
or distant east or west
i show the dwelling beautiful and
fashion at its best.
i am a thousand shops in one; gay stall and quaint bazaar,
the glamour that is paris and the
charm of zanzibar.

they know me as a catalog and yet on
lonely night
i bring them dreams and fancies and
a wealth of real delights.
for often when the day is done and
duty’s flags are furled
i take the family shopping round the
markets of the world.

—Edgar A. Guest

Irish stories

from http://mysite.verizon.net/cbladey/irish/HomePage.home.html

1.The Wayside Fountain

Cenn Escrach of the orchards, a dwelling for the meadow bees, there is a shining thicket in its midst, with a drinking cup of wooden lathes.
-Irish 9th-10th century

2. Daniel O’ Connell and the Trickster

There was a man living at Carhan, near Caherciveen, in the time of Daniel O’ Connell. He was poor and he had a large family. One day he was selling two pigs- a white one and a black one- at Tralee fair. A buyer asked him how much he wanted for the white one, along with the black one. The poor man thought, and no wonder, that the buyer wanted only the white pig; so he named the price. The buyer immediately marked both pigs and took from his pocket only that which had been asked for the white one. “ What do you mean?” asked the poor man. “You only inquired about the white pig” “That’s a lie!” said the buyer. “Didn ‘t I ask you how much you wanted for the white one along with the black one?” The poor man could do nothing but give him the two pigs for the price of one. He returned home and told his story to his wife and to all the neighbors. It wasn’t long till it spread all over the district, and everybody was sorry for the poor man. He told his story to Daniel O’Connell, who had great sympathy for him. “We’ll get our own back on that buyer later on,” said O’Connell. “Are you willing to cut off the lobe of your right ear?” “I am ,” said he.
O’Connell cut of the lobe of the man’s right ear, put it into an envelope, and took it home. He asked the poor man to accompany him to Tralee next day to play a trick on the buyer.
“He has a tobacco shop in Tralee,” said O’Connell; “and we’ll call into him. After a while, you must take out your pipe and take a whiff or two from it. I will then pass the remark that you don’t smoke very much, and you must reply that you would smoke seven times as much, if you had the tobacco. I will then say that I’ll give you all the tobacco you want.”
The following day, they both went to Tralee and went into the tobacco shop. The poor man pulled out his pipe, “reddened it, drew a few whiffs, and put it back into his pocket.
“You don’t smoke very much,” said O’Connell to him.
“I’d smoke seven times as much, if I had it,” said the poor man.
“Well, I’ll give you plenty of tobacco,” said O’Connell. He ordered the buyer to give the poor man as much tobacco as would reach from his toe to the lobe of his right ear and asked how much it would cost.
“Eight shillings” said the buyer. “That’s agreed” said O’Connell . The buyer then began to measure the length from the man’s toe to the lobe of his right ear, but when he reached the ear, he found that the lobe was missing. He pretended nothing. “We have caught you!” said O’Connell. “That’s not the lobe of his right ear. It is back in Carhan, if you know where that place is. So you must measure from his toe to Carhan!” The buyer was dumbfounded. He could say nothing. The O’Connell ordered him to pay the man for the black pig, and he would not insist on the tobacco at all. The buyer paid the money, and even something extra, and went off to his kitchen covered with shame. And no wonder!-

3. St. Mael Anfaidh and the Bird’s Lament for St. Mo Lua

This was the Mael Anfaidh who saw a certain little bird wailing and sorrowing. “O God” said he, “what has happened there ? I will not eat food until it is explained to me.” While he was there he saw an angel coming towards him. “Well now, priest,” said the angel,” let it not trouble you any more. Mo Lua son of Ocha has died, and that is why the living things bewail him, for he never killed a living thing, great nor small; not more do men bewail him than the other living things do, and among them the little bird that you see”
-Irish 9th-10th century

4. How celtchar Killed the “Brown Mouse”

....And this is the second plague next, namely the Brown Mouse; that is , a puppy which a widow’s son found in the hollow of a tree-trunk, and the widow reared it until it was big, At last however it turned against the widow’s sheep, and killed her cows and her son, and killed her herself; and went after that to the Great Pig’s Glen. It would devastate a farmstead in Ulster every night, and lie asleep every day. “Rid us of it, Celtchar!”! said Conchobar. Celtchar went to the woods and brought away an alder log, and a whole was bored through it as long as his arm, and he boiled it in fragrant herbs and honey and grease, until it was supple and tough. Celtchar went to the cave where the Brown Mouse used to sleep, and entered the cave early before the Brown Mouse should come after its ravages. It came with its snout lifted up to the scent of the trunk, and Celtchar pushed the trunk out through the cave towards it. The hound took it in its jaws and set its teeth in it, and the teeth stuck in the tough wood. Celtchar dragged the trunk towards him and the hound dragged in the other direction; and Celtchar thrust his arm along inside the log, until he brought its heart up through its mouth, so that he had it in his hand. And he took its head with him....
-Irish ninth century

5. The Blackbird’s Song

The little bird has given a whistle from the tip of its bright yellow beak; the blackbird from the yellow-turfed bough sends forth its call over Loch Loigh
-Irish 8th -9th Century


6. The Fox and the Eagle

There came a very bad year one-time. One day the fox was near the shore of the Lakes of Killarney, and he couldn’t find a bird or anything else to eat. Then he spied three ducks a bit out from the shore and thought to himself that if he could catch hold of them, he would have a fine meal. There was some water parsnip with very large leaves growing by the shore, and he swam out to it and cut off two big leaves of it with his teeth. He held one of them at each side of his mouth and swam toward the ducks. The never felt anything until he had taken one of them off with him.
Very satisfied with himself, he brought her ashore, laid her down, and decided to try and catch the other two as well- ‘tis seldom they would be an offer!
He caught a second duck by the same trick and left her dead near the first. Then out he swam for the third and brought her in. But, if he did, there was no trace of the other two where he had left them .
“May god help me!” said he. “I have only the one by my day’s work. What’ll I do? I wonder who is playing tricks on me.”
He looked all around but couldn’t see an enemy anywhere. Then he looked toward the cliff that was nearby, and what did he spy but the nest of an eagle high up on it.
“No one ever took my two ducks but the eagle,” said he. “As good as I am at thieving, there’s a bigger thief above my head.”
He didn’t know how to get at the eagle. Then he saw a fire smoldering not far away, where men had been working at a quarry a few days before. They had a fire and it was still burning slowly under the surface of the ground. He dragged the duck to the fire and pulled her hither and thither through the embers. Then he left her down on the grass and hid. The eagle must have been watching out for the third duck too, for down he swooped and snatched her up to his nest. No sooner did the dead duck’s body touch the dry nest than the nest caught fire---there were live embers stuck in the duck’s feathers. Down fell the blazing nest with the three dead ducks as well as the eagle’s three young ones inside it, so the fox had six birds for his supper. Didn’t he get his own back well on the eagle?
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7. How Cobhthach Contrived his Brother’s Death

Cobhtach the Lean of Bregia, son of Ughaine M/or, was king of Br/egia; but Loeghaire Lorc, son of Ughaine, was king of Ireland. He too was the son of Ughaine M/or. Cobhtach was jealous of Loeghaire for the kingship of Ireland, so that a wasting sickness seized him, and his blood and his flesh withered from him, whence he was called “the Lean of Bregia”; but he had not succeeded in killing Loeghaire. Loeghaire was summoned to him after that, to give him his blessing before he died...”Come tomorrow,” said Cobhthach, “to build my tomb and set up my gravestone and conduct the wake for me, and perform my funeral lament, for I shall shortly die” “Good”, said Loeghaire, “it shall be done” “Well now, “ said Cobhtach to his queen and his steward, “say that I am dead, without anyone else knowing, and let me be put in my chariot with a razor-knife in my hand. My brother will come hastily to bewail me, and will throw himself on to me; perhaps he will get something form me. “ That came true. The chariot was brought out; his brother came to bewail him, and threw himself down on him. He planted the knife in him at his midriff so that the point came out of him at the tip of his heart, and he killed Loeghaire so...
-Irish Ninth Century

8. Two Women or twelve Men

There was a fox that had three young ones, and when the time came to teach them how to fend for themselves, the old fox took them to a house. There was great talk going on inside the house. He asked the first two young ones if they could tell him who was in the house. The couldn’t. Then he tried the third.
“Who is inside?” asked the old fox.
“Either two women or twelve men,” said the young one.
“You’ll do well in the world,” said the old fox.


9. The Cat and the Dog

Long ago the dog used to be out in the wet and the cold, while the cat remained inside near the fire.
One day, when he was “drowned wet,” the dog said to the cat, “You have a comfortable place, but you won’t have it any longer.
I’m going to find out whether I have to be outside every wet day, while you are inside.
The man of the house overheard the argument between the two and thought that it would be right to settle the matter. “Tomorrow,” said he, “I will start a race between ye five miles from the house, and whichever of ye comes into the house first will have the right to stay inside from then on. The other
can look after the place outside.”
Next day, the two got themselves ready for the race. As they ran toward the house, the dog was a half -mile ahead of the cat. Then he met a beggar man. When the beggar man saw the dog running toward him with his mouth open, he thought he was running to bite him. He had a stick in his hand and he struck the dog as he ran by. The dog was hurt and started to bark at the beggar man and tried to bite him for satisfaction.
Meanwhile the cat ran toward the house, and she was licking herself near the fire and resting after the race when the dog arrived.
“Now,” said the cat when the dog ran in, “the race is won, and I have the inside of the house for ever more. “-

10.St. Columba’s nettle Broth

Once when he was going round the graveyard in Iona, he saw an old woman cutting nettles for broth for herself. What is the cause of this, poor woman?” Said Colum Cille. “Dear Father” said she, “I have one cow, and it has not yet borne a calf; I am waiting for it, and this is what has served me for a long time.” Colum Cille made up his mind then that nettle broth should be what should serve him mostly from then on for ever; saying,”Since they suffer this great hunger in expectation of the one uncertain cow, it would be right for us that the hunger which we suffer should be great, waiting for God; because what we are expecting, the everlasting Kingdom, is better, and is certain.” And he said to his servant “Give me nettle broth every night,” said he, “without butter or milk with it.” “It shall be done”, said the cook. He hollowed the stick for stirring the broth and made it into a tube, so that he used to pour the milk into that tube and stir it into the broth. Then the people of the church noticed that the priest looked well, and talked of it among themselves. This was told to Colum Cille, and then he said,”May your successors grumble for ever! Now!” said he to the servant, “what do you give me in the broth every day?” “You yourself are witness,” said the menial, “unless it comes out of the stick with which the broth is mixed, I know of nothing in it except broth alone.” Then, the explanation was revealed to the priest, and he said. “Prosperity and good deeds to your successor for ever!” And this has come true.
-Irish 11th Century

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11. The Man who Swallowed the Mouse

There was a man in Rinnard one time. He felt very thirsty one evening after a day’s mowing; so he took a bowl of thick milk to drink. The kitchen was half dark, as lamps and lights were scarce at that time. He swallowed the m ilk, and what was in it but a mouse! He never felt anything until he had swallowed the milk, mouse and all.
Every day from that day on, especially when he would lie down, he could feel the mouse running about and dancing inside of him. At that time, the doctors were not as good as they are now, and no doctor or anybody else could help him. He told all of his friends about the mouse, for he knew that they wouldn’t wish anything to be wrong with him.

One woman came to see how he was, and she said that the best thing to do was to put a piece of roasted bacon and a piece of mutton on a plate on both sides of his mouth when he lay down in bed. The cat should be kept in the room too. When the mouse would smell the roasted meat, she would come out taste it.
The man tried this remedy for three nights. On the third night didn’t the mouse come out and start to eat the meat ! She hadn’t eaten much before the cat killed her. The man lived to a great age after that happened. That story is as true as any I ever heard!-


12. The Hermit Blackbird

Ah, Blackbird, it is well for you where your nest is in the bushes; a hermit that clangs no bell, sweet, soft, and peaceful is your call.
-Irish 11-12th Century J


13. The Recognition of Ulysses

...”good people said the queen “who are you at all?” “I am Ulysses son of Laertes,” said he. “You are not the Ulysses whom I know” said she. “I am indeed,” he said, “and I will describe my credentials”; and then he told of their secrets and their talks together and their hidden thoughts. “What has happened to your looks or your men,” said she, “if you are Ulysses?” “ They are lost,” he said “What was the last of your keepsakes that you left with me?” she said. “A golden brooch,”said he, “with a silver head; and I took your brooch with me when I went into the ship and it was then you turned back from me,” said Ulysses. “That is true,” she said “and if you were Ulysses you would ask after your dog.” “I had not thought it would be alive at all,” he said. “I made a broth of long life” said she, “because I saw that Ulysses loved it greatly. And what sort of dog at all is that dog?” she said. “It has white sides and a light crimson back and a jet black belly and a green tail,” said Ulysses. “That is the description of the dog.” She said, “and no one in the place dares give it its food except myself and you and the steward” “Bring the dog in” said he. And four men went to fetch it and brought it in with them. And when it heard the sound of Ulysses’ voice, it gave a tug at its chain so that it laid the four men flat all over the house behind it, and, jumped at Ulysses ‘ breast and licked his face. When Ulysses’ people saw that, they leaped towards him. Whoever could no get at his skin to kiss him covered his clothes with kisses...
-Irish 13th. Century

14. The coming of Winter

I have news for you; the stag bells, winder snows, summer has gone.
Wind high and cold, the sun low, short its course, the sea running high.
Deep red the bracken, its shape is lost; the wild goose has raised its accustomed cry.
Cold has seized the bird’s wings; season of ice, this is my news.
-Irish ninth century J


15. The Smell of Money for the Smell of Food

There were six young fellows visiting a town one day. One of them suggested that they go and eat some food. They had some drinks before that. The went into an hotel, and one of them ordered a meal for them all. Each was to pay his own share. A pound of meat was placed in front of each of them. One of the fellows told the woman to take away his own meat, as he wasn’t going to eat it at all. “I won’t,” she said. “It was ordered and you can eat it or leave it.”
He ate a small bit of bread and took a cup of soup or tea, whichever it was. Tea wasn’t very plentiful at that time. After the meal, each of the m went to pay his share, but this fellow wanted to pay only fro the read and the soup or tea. As they were about to leave, the woman snatched this fellow’s hat at the doorway. He asked her to give it back to him, but it was no use. They started to argue about it, but she remained firm.
Daniel O’Connell was walking along the street when he heard the argument and saw the young fellow bareheaded. He stopped and asked what was the trouble. “This is the trouble,” said the fellow. “Five others and myself came to this woman to get a meal. One of us ordered a pound of meat for each. When she put the meat in front of me, I said I wouldn’t have any and wouldn’t eat it. She told me to eat it or leave it. I didn’t taste the meat at all; so I didn’t want to pay for it.”
“If this fellow didn’t eat the meat,” said O’Connell, “tis strange that he should have to pay for it. Give him back his hat.” “He didn’t have to eat it,” said the woman. “The smell of my meat filled his belly.”
“You may be right in that,” said O’Connell. “I have always herd that all a woman needs to do to get an excuse is to glance over her shoulder.”
O’Connell took off his own hat, put his hand into his trousers’ pocket, and threw a fistful of silver into the hat.
“Come over here now,” said he to the woman. “Place you nose over this money and take your time smelling it. Fill your belly well with it.”
She was taken aback by that.
“Does that satisfy you?” asked O’Connell.
She was covered with shame and made no reply.
“Give him his hat quickly, said O’ Connell. “You have got as good a bargain as you gave.” That ended the matter. The fellow got his hat and went off.-


16. Mo Chua’s Riches

...Mo Chua and Colum Cille were contemporaries. And when Mo Chua (that is Mac Duach) was in a hermitage of the wilderness, he had no worldly wealth but a cock and a mouse and a fly.. The work the cock used to do for him was to keep matins at midnight. Now the mouse, it would not allow him to sleep more than five hours in a day and a night; and when he wished to sleep longer, being tired from much cross vigil and prostration, the mouse would begin nibbling his ear and so awoke him. Then the fly, the work it did was to walk along every line he read in his Psalter, and when he rested from singing his psalms the fly would stay on the line he had left until he returned again to read his psalms. It happened soon after this that these three treasures died; and Mo Chua wrote a letter afterwards to Colum Cille when he was in Iona in Scotland, and complained of the death of this flock. Colum Cile wrote to him, and this is what he said; “Brother, said he, “you must not wonder at the death of the flock that has gone from you for misfortune never comes but where there are riches”....
-Irish, Geoffrey Keating 1634

17. The Sow and Her Banbh

An old sow and her young banbh were thieving one day, and a dog was set to chase them. They ran at their best with the dog at their heels.
“I won’t go there any more, any more, any more,” grunted the old sow.
“That’s what you say always, always always,” grunted the banbh.- 18. Winter Cold

Cold,cold, chill tonight is wide Moylurg; the snow is higher than a mountain, the deer cannot get at its food.

Eternal cold! The storm has spread on every side; each sloping furrow is a river and every ford is a full mere.

Each full lake is a great sea and each mere is a full lake; horses cannot get across the ford of Ross, no more can two feet get there.

The fishes of Ireland are roving, there is not a strand where the wave does not dash, there is not a town left in the land, not a bell is herd, no crane calls.

The wolves of Cuan Wood do not get repose or sleep in the lair of wolves; the little wren does not find shelter for her nest on the slopes of Lon.

Woe to the company of little birds for the keen wind and the cold ice! The blackbird with its dusky black does not find a bank it would like, shelter for its side in the Woods of Cuan.

Snug is our cauldron on its hook, restless the blackbird on Letir Cr/o; snow has crushed the wood here, it is difficult to climb up Benn B/o.

The Eagle of brown Glen Rye gets affliction from the bitter wind; great is its misery and its suffering, the ice will get into its beak.

It is foolish for you- take heed of it--to rise from quilt and feather bed; there is much ice on every ford; that is why I say “Cold!”
-Irish, eleventh century J

19.The Old Crow Teaches the Young Crow

There was an old crow long ago, and he made a nest. After a time, only one of his brood remained with him.
One day the old crow took the young one out into the field to teach him how to fly.
When the young crow had learned how to fly and was able to go to any part of Ireland, the old crow said, “I think that you are able to fly anywhere now and make your living by yourself. Before you go, I want to give you a little advice that will protect you from danger, as it has protected myself.”
“Tell it to me,” said the young crow. “If you are ever in a potato field or cornfield and see a man coming toward you with something under his arm or in his hand, fly off immediately, fearing he may have a gun and may shoot you” “I understand,” said the young crow. “Another bit of advice to you,” said the old crow. “If you see a man bending down as he comes toward you in the field or on the road, fly off as fast as you can, for he will be picking up a stone to throw at you. If he has nothing under his arm and if he doesn’t bend down, you’re safe.” “That’s all very well,” said the young crow, “but what if he has a stone in his pocket?” “Off you go,” said the old crow. “You know more than myself !”-

20. The Best and Worst Nail in the Ark

The shipwright who made the Ark left empty a place for a nail in it, because he was sure that he himself would not be taken into it. When Noah went into the Ark with his children, as the angel had told him, Noah shut the windows of the Ark and raised his hand to bless it. Now the Devil had come into the Ark along with him as he went into it and when Noah Blessed the Ark the Devil found no other way but the empty hole which the shipwright had left unclosed, and he went into it in the form of a snake; and because of the tightness of the hole he could not go out nor come back and he was like this until the Flood ebbed and that is the best and the worst nail that was in the Ark.
--Irish 16th century
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21. The Uglier Foot

There was a tailor in Ballyvourney a long time ago. He had very big ankles, and the nickname the people had on him was “Tadhg of the Ankles” . At that time, tradesmen traveled from house to house, and the people used to gather in for sport and fun with them.
One night Tadhg was sewing away, sitting on the table, and he had one of his legs stretched out from him. The woman of the house was sitting at the head of the table, between Tadhg and the fire. She noticed Tadhg’s big ankle.
“Upon my conscience, that’s an ugly foot,” said she. One or two people laughed at this.
“Upon my conscience,” said Tadhg, “there’s a still uglier foot than it in the house.”
The woman of the house must have had badly shaped feet herself, and she thought that Tadhg was hinting at her.
“There isn’t an uglier foot than it in the whole world, “ said she
“Would you lay a bet on that?” asked Tadhg “I would said she. “I’ll bet you a quart of whiskey that there’s an uglier foot than it is in this house,” said Tadhg. “ I’ll take that bet,” said the woman.
At that, Tadhg pulled his other foot from under him. “Now ,” said he, “which is the uglier, the first foot or the second one?” “Upon my word, the second is a lot uglier,” said the woman. “Very well,” said Tadhg. “Send out for a quart of whiskey for me.” “I will, indeed,” said the woman.

22. The Wind

It has broken us, it has crushed us, it has drowned us, O King of the star-bright Kingdom; the wind has consumed us as twigs are consumed by crimson fire from Heaven
-Irish 8th-9th century

23. The Blacksmith and the Horseman

There was a man one time, and he was very strong. He was full of money, and one day he put about twenty pounds of it into a purse.
“I’ll set out on my travels now,” said he, “and I’ll keep on going until I meet a man who is stronger than myself. If I meet him, he’ll get this purse.”
So on he traveled, asking everyone if they knew of any strong man, until at last he was directed to a certain smith. When he reached the forge, he pulled up his horse outside the window without dismounting. “Have you anything in there to ‘redden’ my pipe for me?”he shouted to the smith. The smith picked up a live coal with the tongs, placed it on the top of the great anvil, took up the anvil by its snout with one hand and reached it out through the window to the horseman. The horseman took hold of the other end of the anvil, let the live coal slip into his pipe, and handed the anvil back to the smith. The smith put the anvil back on the block. “My horse needs a shoe. Have you any made?” asked the horseman. “I have,” replied the smith, picking out a horseshoe. “This may do you,” said he.
“Give it here to me,” said the horseman. When he got it he pulled it apart with his two hands. “That shoe was no good,” said he. The smith gave him another shoe, but he broke it in two in the same way. “That one was no good either,” said he. “Give me another.” “What’s the use in giving them to you?” asked the smith. “I’ll try one more,” said the horseman. The smith passed another shoe to him. “This will do,” said the horseman. The smith put the shoe on the horse, and when he had the last nail driven,”How much do I owe you?” asked the horseman. “A half crown,” said the smith. When the horseman handed him a half
crown, the smith took it between his fingers and broke it in two. “That was no good,” said the smith. The horseman gave him a second half crown, and the smith broke it in two again. “That was no good either. Give me another,” said he. What’s the use in giving them to you?” asked the horseman. “I’ll try one more,” said the smith. “This will do,”said he when he got the third half crown.
The horseman took the purse out of his pocket. “Take this,” said he. “You deserve it, for you are a stronger man than I am. I had a good hold on the shoes to break them, but you had hardly any hold on the half crowns that you broke”-
24. The Four Seasons

Once upon a time Athairne came on a journey in the autumn to the house of his foster son Amhairghen ,and stayed the night there; and was about to leave the next day. But Amhairghen said to detain him:
“A good season for staying is autumn; there is work then for everyone before the very short days. Dappled fawns from along the hinds, the red clumps of the bracken shelter them; stags run from knolls at the belling of the deer-herd. Sweet acorns in the wide woods, corn-stalks around the cornfields over the expanse of the brown earth. There are thorn-bushes and prickly brambles by the midst of the ruined court; the hard ground is covered with heavy fruit. Hazel-nuts of good crop f all from the huge old trees on dikes.”

Again he made to leave in the winder, but then Amhairghen said:
“In the black season of deep winter a storm of waves is roused along the expanse of the world. Sad are the birds of every meadow plain, except the ravens that feed on crimson blood, at the clamor of harsh winter; rough, black, dark, smoky. Dogs are viscious in cracking bones ; the iron pot is put on the fire after the dark black day.”

Again he made to leave in the spring, but the Amhairghen said:
“Raw and cold is icy spring, cold will arise in the wind; the ducks of the watery pool have raised a cry, passionately wailful is the harsh-shrieking crane which the wolves hear in the wilderness at the early rise of morning; birds awaken from meadows many are the wild creatures from which they flee out of the wood, out of the green grass.”

Again he made to leave in the summer, and Amhairghen said, letting him do so:
“a good season is summer for long journeys; quiet is the tall fine wood which the whistle of the wind will not stir; green is the plumage of the sheltering wood; eddies swirl in the stream; good is the warmth in the turf.”
-Irish eleventh century

25.Winter has Come

Winter has come with scarcity, lakes have flooded their sides, frost crumbles the leaves, the merry wave begins to mutter.
-Irish 9th Century

26. Se/an na Scuab

Long ago there was a poor man living in Buffickle, west in B/era. He was married. He made his living by making brushes and selling them in Cork a few times a year. After some years, the mayor of Cork died, and three men were in for the position. When the day of the election came, the three had the same votes. They went to a magistrate to decide between them, but he shook his head and said that he couldn’t settle the mater. He told them to go out next morning to a certain place at the edge of the city and to tell their troubles to the first man who came along. Whoever that man named would become mayor. They did so. The first man to come along was Se/an of the Brushes with a load of brushes on his shoulder. The three of them stopped him and told him their story. He listened to them and said that it would be hard to bass over two of them and elect the other. So he told them that the best plan was to elect himself as mayor. They did so That was that. Se/an ‘s old wife was home when she heard that her husband was mayor of Cork with a gold chain across his chest and two gray horses drawing him from place to place. She set out and never stopped until she reached Cork. She looked about, and next day she saw Se/an being drawn by two gray horses, a Caroline hat on his head and a big gold chain hanging down from his neck. She went over to him.
“Stay out from me, old woman!” he shouted. “Are you my husband, S/ean?” she asked. “I am,” said he, “but keep away from me and don’t pretend to know me. I don’t even know myself!”

27. Arran

Arran of the many stags, the sea reaches to its shoulder; island where companies were fed, ridge where blue spears are reddened.

Wanton deer upon its peaks, mellow blaeberries on its heaths, cold water in its streams nuts upon its brown oaks.

Hunting-dogs there, and hounds, blackberries and sloes of the dark blackthorn, dense thorn bushes in its woods, stags astray among its oak-groves

Gleaning of purple lichen on its rocks, grass without blemish on its slopes, a sheltering cloak over its crags;gambolling of fawns, trout leaping.

Smooth is its lowland, fat its swine, pleasant its fields, a tale you may believe; its nuts on the tips of his hazel-wood sailing of long galleys past it.

It is delightful for them when fine weather comes, trout under the banks of its rivers, seagulls answer each other round its white cliff; delightful at all times is Arran.
-Irish 12th century.

28.The Hill of Howth

Delightful to be on the Hill of Howth, very sweet to be above its white sea; the perfect fertile hill, home of ships, the vine grown pleasant warlike peak.

The peak where Finn and the Fianna used to be, the peak where were drinking-horns and cups, the peak where bold O Duinn brought Gr/ainne one day in stress of pursuit.

The peak bright-knolled beyond all hills, with its hill-top round and green and rugged; the hill full of swordsmen, full of wild garlic and trees, the many coloured peak, full of beasts, wooded.

The peak that is loveliest throughout the land of Ireland, the bright peak above the sea of gulls, it is a hard step for me to leave it lovely Hill of delightful Howth.
-Irish 14th Century J

29.The Boorish Patron
I have heard that he does not give horses for songs of praise; he gives what is natural to him-a cow
-Irish 9th Century

30. C/u Chulainnn and the Charioteer

...They came thence on the next day across Ard, and C/uChulainn let them go on before him. At Tamhlachtae /Orl/aimh a little to the north of Disert L/ochaid he came upon the charioteer or /Orl/amh, son of Ailill and Medhbh, cutting wood there (or according to another source it was C/uChulainn’s chariot shaft that had broken, and he had gone to cut a shaft when he met /Orl/amh’s charioteer). “The Ulstermen are behaving disgracefully, if it is they who are over there,” said C/uChulainn, “While the army is at their heels,”. He went to the charioteer to stop him, for he thought he was one of the Ulstermen. He saw the man cutting wood for a chariot shaft. “What are you doing here? Said C/u Chulainn. “Cutting a chariot shaft,” said the charioteer; “we have broken our chariots in hunting that
wild doe C /uChulainn. Help me,” said the charioteer, “but consider whether you will collect the poles or trim them,” “I shall trim them, indeed,” said C/u Chulainn. Then he trimmed the holly poles between his fingers as the other watched, so that he stripped them smooth of bark and knots. “This cannot be your proper work that I gave you,” said the charioteer;he was terrified. “Who are you? Said C/u Chulainn. “I am the charioteer of /Orl/amh son of Ailill and Medhbh. And you? Said the charioteer. “C/u Chulainn is my name,” said he. “Woe to me then!” said the charioteer. “Do not be afraid,” said C/uChulainn, “where is your master”? “He is on the mound over there,” said the charioteer. “Come along with me then,” said C/uChulainn, “for I never kill charioteers,” C/uChulainn went to /Orl/amh, and killed him, and cut off his head and brandished the head before the army. Then he put the head on the charioteer’s back , and said, “ Take that with you,” said C/uChulainn, “and go to the camp so”....
-Irish,Ninth Century

Ireland movies; about or in the country of Ireland...

In order of date:


THE INFORMER: 1935 Directed by John ford staring Victor McLaglen.

BELOVED ENEMY:1936-Starring Brian Aherne,Merle Oberon,Daavid Niven -like story of Michael Collins

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS: 1936 Directed by John ford, Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields,Una O' Connor, Bonita Granville (screen version of O'Casey Play)

PARNELL- 1937, Starring Clark Gable,Myrna Loy,Edmund Gwenn,Donald Crisp. THE FIGHTING 69th: 1940-Starring James Cagney,Pat O'Brien, George Brent,Jeffrey Lynn,Alan Hale,Frank McHugh.

GOING MY WAY: 1940, Bing Crosby,Barry Fitzgerald,Rise Stevens, Frank McHugh.

HUNGRY HILL:1946, Margaret Lockwood,Dennis Price,Cecil Parker, Michael Denison,Siobhan McKenna, Dan O' Herlihy. CAPTAIN BOYCOTT: 1947, Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Alastair Sim,Robard Donat,Cecil Parker,Noel Purcel,Niall MacGinnis.

MY WILD IRISH ROSE: 1947, Dennis Morgan,Arelen Dahl,Andrea King, Alan Hale, George Tobias.

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH: 1948, Tyrone Power, Cecil Kellaway, Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cobb, Jayne Meadows.

FIGHTING FATHER DUNNE: 1948,Pat O'Brien, Darryl Hickman,Una O'Connor

TOP O'THE MORNING:1949, Bing Crosby,Barry Fitzgerald, Anne Blyth, Hume Cronin.

THE FIGHTING O'FYNN: 1949,Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Helena Carter, Richard Greene

THE QUIET MAN: 1952,John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara,Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen,Ward Bond

CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT: 1955,Rock Hudson,Barbara Rush,Jeff Morrow,Kathleen Ryan

. THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY:1956,Teresa Wright,Louis Hayward,Kenneth Tobey,Richard Anderson.

THE LAST HURRAH: 1958,Spencer Tracy,Jeffrey Hunter, Diane Foster, PatO'Brien,Basil Rathbone,Donald Crisp.

DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE:1959,Albert Sharpe,Janet Munro,Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea.

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: 1959,James Cagney,Glynis Johns,Don Murray,Dana Wynter,Michael Redgrave, Sybil Thorndike,Cyril Cusack Richard Harris.

THE NIGHT FIGHTERS: 1960,(A Terrible Beauty) Robert Mitchum,Anne Heywood,Dan O'Herlihy,Cyrl Cusak, Richard Harris.

THE GIRL WITH GREEN EYES-1964, Rita Tushingham,Peter Finch, Lynn Redgrave.

YOUNG CASSIDY: 1965,Rod Taylor,Maggie Smith, Edith Evans, Flora Robson, Michael Redgrave, Julie Christie, Jack McGowran.Sian Phillips, T. P. McKenna.

THE FIGHTING PRINCE OF DONEGAL:Peter McEnery,Susan Hampshire, Tom Adams, Gordon Jackson, Andrew Keir.

ULYSSES:1967,Maurice Reeves,Milo O'Shea, Barbara Jefford, T.P. McKenna.

FINIANS RAINBOW;1968, Fred Astaire, Petula Clark,Tommy Steele, Keenan Wynn.

THE MOLLY MAGUIRES: 1970,Richard Harris, Sean Connery,Samantha Eggar,Frank Finlay, Anthony Zerbe.

RYANS DAUGHTER: 1970, Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, John Mills, Trevor Howard, Leo McKern.

All Things Bright and Beautiful Ireland, 1994, Drama/children's, 90 minutes.

Angel aka Danny Boy UK, 1982, Drama, 92 minutes.

Ballroom of Romance, The BBC/RTE, 1982, Drama, 52 minutes.

Bishop's Story, The Ireland, 1994, Drama, 85 minutes. (Reworking of Budawanny)

Boom Babies Ireland, 1986, Drama, 34 minutes.

Broth of a Boy 1959 Ireland Comedy 77 No rating B&W Tape

Brother, The Made for television

Buddawany Ireland, 1987, Drama.

Cal 1984 UK Drama 102 Rated R Color Tape

Catholics

Circle of Friends

Commitments, The 1991 US Drama/Musical 117Rated RColor TapeDisc

Criminal Conversation Ireland, 1980, Drama, 60 minutes.

Crying Game, The 1992 UK Drama 112 Rated R Color TapeDisc

December Bride Ireland, Drama, 1990, 90 minutes, Color.

Dracula 1931 US Horror 75 No rating B&W Tape

Dracula 1973 US 100 No rating Color Tape

Dracula 1979 US Horror 109 Rated R Color TapeDisc

Dubliners Made for television

Eat the Peach 1986 Ireland Drama 95 No rating Color Tape

Echoes End of the World Man, The Ireland, 1985, Drama/children's, 82 minutes.

Exposure Ireland, 1978, Drama, 48 minutes.

Far and Away 1992 USDrama/Historical140Rated PG-13 Color Tape Disc

Field, The 1990 UKDrama107Rated PG-13 Color Tape Disc

Fools of Fortune 1990 UK Drama 109 Rated PG-13Color TapeDisc

Four Days in July

Glenroe Ireland (RTE), Television drama, ran from 1983 at least until 1987.

Guests of the Nation Ireland, 1936, Drama, silent, 50 minutes.

Hear My Song 1991 UK-US Comedy/Drama 104Rated RColor TapeDisc

Hidden Agenda 1990 UK Political/Thriller 108Rated RColor TapeDisc

High Boot Benny Ireland, 1993, Drama, 82 minutes.

Husabye Baby

In the Name of the Father 1993IRL-US Drama/Docudrama 127Rated R Color Tape Disc

Into the West 1993 IrelandChildren's/Adventure/Drama97RatedPG Color TapeDisc

Irish R.M., The RTE/Channel 4, 1983, Drama/serial.

It's Handy When People Don't Die Ireland, 1980, Drama, 100 minutes.

James Joyce's Women US, 1985, Drama/Romance; 91 minutes, Video

. John Huston's "The Dead" US, 1985, Drama, 91 minutes. available on video & Disc

Juno and the Paycock 1930 UK Drama 85No rating B&W Tape

Kickhams, The Ireland, 1992, Drama/sports, 55 minutes.

Kinkisha, The Ireland, 1977, Drama/fantasy, 65 minutes.

Lamb Ireland, 1985, Drama, 110 minutes.

Langrishe, Go Down Ireland, Drama, 1985, 110 minutes, Color.

Last Hurrah, The 1958 US Political 121 No rating B&W TapeDisc

Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The 1987UK Romance 116 Rated R ColorTape

Lost Man, The 1969 US Drama 122 Rated PG Color

Maeve Ireland, 1981, 110 minutes, Color.

Man of Aran 1934 UK Documentary 77 No rating B&W Tape

Man of No Importance, A

Mein Leiben fur Irland/My Life for Ireland Germany, 1941, Political, 90 minutes.

Mise Eire/I Am Ireland Ireland, 1959, Dovumentary, 90 minutes, in Irish.

Moondance Ireland/Germany/UK, 1994, Drama, 92 minutes, Color.

My Left Foot 1989 Ireland Biography103 Rated R Color TapeDisc

Naming the Names

Newton Letter, The Made for television, possibly Channel 4

Pint of Plain, A

Playboys, The 1992 US Drama 110 Rated PG-13 ColorTape

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, A1979 USDrama98 No rating Color Tape

Prophet Songs Ireland, 1990, Documentary, 65 minutes.

Quiet Day in Belfast

Railway Station Man, The 1992 UK 100 NR ColorTape Disc

Raining Stones

Real Charlotte, The Made for television

Riff, Raff

Secret of Roan Inish US, 1994, Drama/children's, 100 minutes.

Shadow of a Gunman Made for television

Sinners Made for television

Snapper, The 1993 UK Comedy/Drama 90 Rated R Color

Song O' My Heart 1930 USMusical/Drama 91 No rating B&W Tape

Traveller Ireland, 1982, Drama/Political thriller, 80 minutes.

Visit, The Ireland, Drama Short, 1992, 22 minutes, Color.

When Ireland Starved

Willy Reilly and his Colleen Bawn Ireland, 1920, Drama, silent, black and white.

Words Upon the Window Pane Ireland, 1994, 100 minutes, Color

. Year of the French, The

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Alphabetically:

1."Ambassador, The" (1998) TV Series
2."Ballykissangel" (1996) TV Series
3."Blue Planet, The" (2000/II) TV Series
4."Fair City" (1988) TV Series
5."Father Ted" (1995) TV Series
6."Glenroe" (1983) TV Series
7."Governor, The" (1996) TV Series
8."Gutta på tur" (1994) TV Series
9."Hanging Gale, The" (1995) TV Series
10."Irish in America: Long Journey Home, The" (1998) (mini) TV Series
11."Kings in Grass Castles" (1997) (mini) TV Series 7.3/10 (7 votes)
12."Magnificent Ambersons, The" (2001) (mini) TV Series
13."Murder in Eden" (1991) (mini) TV Series
14."Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog" (1998) TV Series
15."Painted Lady" (1997) (mini) TV Series 8.0/10 (21 votes)
16."Paths to Freedom" (2000) TV Series
17."Patiperros, Los" (1998) TV Series
...aka "Nowheremen" (1998) (UK)
18."Rebel Heart" (2000) (mini) TV Series 8.3/10 (11 votes)
19."Riordans, The" (1965) TV Series
20."Ros na Rún" (1996) TV Series
21.$windle (2002)
22.35 Aside (1995) 8.6/10 (19 votes)
...aka Thirty Five Aside (1995)
23.About Adam (2000) 7.7/10 (148 votes)
24.After 68 (1993)
25.All Souls' Day (1997) 7.2/10 (5 votes)
26.American, The (1998) 6.2/10 (32 votes)
27.An Gobán Saor (1994)
28.Angela's Ashes (1999) 6.9/10 (1640 votes)
29.Animal Farm (1999) (TV) 6.8/10 (294 votes)
30.Aslan - Made in Dublin (1999)
31.Awfully Big Adventure, An (1995) 5.8/10 (294 votes)
32.Ballad of the Irish Horse (1985) (TV)
33.Barry Lyndon (1975) 7.8/10 (3533 votes)
34.Before I Sleep (1997)
35.Bench, The (1995)
36.Beyond the Pale (1999) 6.9/10 (11 votes)
37.Big Red One, The (1980) 7.2/10 (644 votes)
...aka Samuel Fuller and the Big Red One (1980)
38.Big Swinger (1989)
39.Bing Crosby in Dublin (1965) (TV)
...aka Little Bit of Irish, A (1965) (TV) (UK)
40.Bingo! The Documentary (1999)
41.Black Day at Black Rock (2001) (TV)
42.Black Narcissus (1947) 8.3/10 (481 votes)
43.Blarney (1926/I)
44.Blow Dry (2001) 6.6/10 (251 votes)
...aka Über kurz oder lang (2001) (Germany)
45.Blue Max, The (1966) 6.1/10 (282 votes)
46.Book That Wrote Itself, The (1999)
47.Borstal Boy (2000) 7.9/10 (14 votes)
48.Boxer, The (1997) 6.9/10 (1061 votes)
49.Braveheart (1995) 8.3/10 (40332 votes)
50.Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (TV) 5.6/10 (85 votes)
51.Buskers (2000)
52.Butcher Boy, The (1997) 7.1/10 (1224 votes)
53.Cal (1984) 6.8/10 (165 votes)
54.Captain Lightfoot (1955) 6.2/10 (23 votes)
55.Case of Majella McGinty, The (1999)
56.Chicken (2001)
57.Chihuly Over Venice (1998) (TV)
58.Circle of Friends (1995) 6.7/10 (1263 votes)
59.Colleen Bawn, The (1911)
60.Commitments, The (1991) 7.3/10 (3291 votes)
61.Conamara (2000) 6.6/10 (5 votes)
62.Corrs: Unplugged, The (2000) (V) 6.7/10 (31 votes)
63.Count of Monte Cristo, The (2001)
64.Courier, The (1988) 4.7/10 (12 votes)
65.Criminal Affairs (1997) 4.7/10 (11 votes)
66.Crooked Mile, The (2001)
67.Crying Game, The (1992) 7.3/10 (5013 votes)
68.Da (1988) 6.3/10 (73 votes)
69.Darling Lili (1970) 5.7/10 (150 votes)
70.David Copperfield (2000) (TV) 7.3/10 (51 votes)
71.Dawn, The (1938)
...aka Dawn Over Ireland (1938) (USA: US version)
72.Dawning, The (1988) 5.2/10 (49 votes)
73.Dead, The (1987) 7.2/10 (441 votes)
74.Dementia 13 (1963) 5.3/10 (196 votes)
...aka Haunted and the Hunted, The (1963) (UK)
75.Devil's Own, The (1997) 5.8/10 (3745 votes)
76.Disappearance of Finbar, The (1996) 7.2/10 (65 votes)
...aka När Finbar försvann (1996) (Sweden)
77.Disco Pigs (2000) 7.5/10 (27 votes)
78.Divorcing Jack (1998) 6.7/10 (266 votes)
79.Doorway, The (2000) 6.1/10 (27 votes)
80.Dream Kitchen (1999)
81.Drinking Crude (1997)
82.Durango (1999) (TV) 7.4/10 (28 votes)
83.Eat the Peach (1986) 3.9/10 (39 votes)
84.Educating Rita (1983) 6.7/10 (971 votes)
85.En un mundo nuevo (1972)
86.Entropy (1999) 6.1/10 (257 votes)
87.Er kann's nicht lassen (1962) 6.3/10 (26 votes)
88.Everlasting Piece, An (2000) 5.8/10 (70 votes)
89.Everybody's Gone (1995)
90.Eviction (1999)
91.Excalibur (1981) 7.4/10 (6659 votes)
92.Face of Fu Manchu, The (1965) 6.2/10 (53 votes)
...aka Ich, Dr. Fu Man Chu (1965)
...aka Mask of Fu Manchu, The (1965)
93.Far and Away (1992) 6.2/10 (3728 votes)
94.Façon de le dire, La (1998) (TV)
95.Feeding the Pigs (1898)
96.Felicia's Journey (1999) 7.1/10 (1078 votes)
97.Field, The (1990) 6.8/10 (233 votes)
98.First Great Train Robbery, The (1979) 6.9/10 (649 votes)
...aka Great Train Robbery, The (1979) (USA)
99.Flight of the Doves (1971) 7.3/10 (23 votes)
100.Framing and Unframing (2001)
101.Frankie Starlight (1995) 6.7/10 (185 votes)
102.Furtivos (1975) 8.3/10 (29 votes)
103.General, The (1998) 7.3/10 (746 votes)
...aka I Once Had a Life (1998)
104.Gentleman Caller (1996)
105.Getaway (2000)
106.Giro City (1982) 5.2/10 (5 votes)
...aka And Nothing But the Truth (1982)
107.Glimpses of Erin (1934)
108.Hard Way, The (1979) (TV) 6.5/10 (13 votes)
109.Hear My Song (1991) 6.8/10 (285 votes)
110.Henry V (1944) 7.8/10 (314 votes)
111.High Spirits (1988) 4.7/10 (489 votes)
112.Highbinders (2002)
113.How Harry Became a Tree (2001)
114.I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991) 9.0/10 (5 votes)
115.I See a Dark Stranger (1946) 7.3/10 (36 votes)
...aka Adventuress, The (1946) (USA)
116.I Was Happy Here (1966) 7.6/10 (5 votes)
...aka Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966) (USA)
117.Images (1972) 7.6/10 (105 votes)
118.In Loving Memory (2000)
119.In the Name of the Father (1993) 7.7/10 (5556 votes)
120.Informant, The (1997) 5.9/10 (73 votes)
121.Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle' (1934)
122.Irish Luck (1925)
123.Irlanda, la Isla Esmeralda (1969)
124.It's Now or Never (1996)
125.Italian Job, The (1969) 7.3/10 (1186 votes)
126.Jo, papá (1975)
127.Johnny Nobody (1961) 6.6/10 (8 votes)
128.Kappert 4: Irish Brass (1996)
129.Kathleen Mavourneen (1937)
...aka Kathleen (1938) (USA)
130.Kidnapped (1995) (TV) 8.3/10 (21 votes)
131.Korea (1995) 7.6/10 (21 votes)
132.Lamb (1986) 5.8/10 (44 votes)
133.Last of the High Kings, The (1996) 6.7/10 (215 votes)
...aka Summer Fling (1998) (USA: video title)
134.Lion in Winter, The (1968) 8.1/10 (2397 votes)
135.Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The (1987) 7.4/10 (65 votes)
136.Lord of the Dance (1997) (V) 5.9/10 (79 votes)
137.Lord of the Dance, The (2001)
138.Love and Rage (1998) 5.3/10 (18 votes)
...aka Liebe und Leidenschaft (1999) (Germany: TV title)
139.Love Divided, A (1999) 7.5/10 (34 votes)
140.Loving (1995) (TV) 8.4/10 (5 votes)
141.Lulu on the Bridge (1998) 6.0/10 (573 votes)
142.Lumière et compagnie (1995) 7.0/10 (171 votes)
...aka Lumiere y compañía (1996) (Spain)
...aka Lumière and Company (1995)
143.Mackintosh Man, The (1973) 6.0/10 (159 votes)
144.Mad About Mambo (2000) 3.9/10 (65 votes)
145.Making Ends Meet (1999)
146.March Hare (1955)
147.MatchMaker, The (1997) 6.1/10 (867 votes)
148.McKenzie Break, The (1970) 5.5/10 (48 votes)
...aka Wolfpack (1970)
149.Messiah XXI, The (2000)
150.Michael Collins (1996) 6.8/10 (2520 votes)
151.Miracle at Midnight (1998) (TV) 6.9/10 (28 votes)
152.Miracle, The (1991) 6.6/10 (78 votes)
153.Moby Dick (1956) 7.1/10 (607 votes)
154.Morlang (2001)
155.Moving Target (2000) 3.9/10 (11 votes)
156.My Brother's War (1997) 5.7/10 (25 votes)
...aka Flashpoint (1997) (UK)
157.My Friend Joe (1996) 7.1/10 (36 votes)
...aka Mein Freund Joe (1996) (Germany)
158.Nora (2000) 4.9/10 (100 votes)
...aka Nora - Die leidenschaftliche Liebe von James Joyce (2000) (Germany)
159.Not Afraid, Not Afraid (2001)
160.November Afternoon (1996)
161.Oliver Twist (1997) (TV) 6.5/10 (69 votes)
162.On the Edge (2000) 5.4/10 (9 votes)
163.On the Nose (2001)
164.Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) 6.4/10 (598 votes)
...aka Ganz gewöhnlicher Dieb, Ein (2000) (Germany)
165.Out of the Ashes: Northern Ireland's Fragile Peace (1997)
166.Outsider, The (1979) 8.1/10 (17 votes)
167.Park (1999)
168.Patterns (1998) 6.4/10 (11 votes)
169.Peaches (2000) 5.1/10 (14 votes)
170.Playboys, The (1992) 6.1/10 (138 votes)
171.Pressing the Flesh (2001)
172.Princess Bride, The (1987) 8.2/10 (25369 votes)
173.Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) 5.4/10 (65 votes)
...aka Fun Loving (1970)
174.Quando (1997)
175.Quare Fellow, The (1962) 7.8/10 (10 votes)
176.Queen Victoria's Last Visit to Ireland (1900)
177.Quiet Day in Belfast, A (1974) 7.1/10 (9 votes)
178.Quiet Man, The (1952) 8.1/10 (3327 votes)
179.Railway Station Man, The (1992) 5.5/10 (31 votes)
180.Rawhead Rex (1986) 4.3/10 (129 votes)
181.Red Baron, The (1971) 4.7/10 (51 votes)
...aka Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
182.Red Rum (2000)
183.Reign of Fire (2001)
184.Return to Glennascaul (1951) 7.8/10 (25 votes)
...aka Orson Welles' Ghost Story (1951)
...aka Story That is Told in Dublin, A (1951) (Ireland: English title: subtitle)
185.Riverdance: The Show (1995) 8.3/10 (77 votes)
186.Roaming the Emerald Isle (1934)
187.Robbery (1967) 6.6/10 (34 votes)
188.Run of the Country, The (1995) 5.9/10 (75 votes)
189.Ryan's Daughter (1970) 7.3/10 (408 votes)
190.Saltwater (2000) 6.4/10 (23 votes)
191.Samantha Mumba and Aaron Carter In Concert (2001) (TV)
192.Saving Private Ryan (1998) 8.4/10 (43057 votes)
193.Schwarze Schaf, Das (1960) 6.3/10 (31 votes)
...aka Black Sheep, The (1960)
194.Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965)
195.Secret Affair, A (1999) (TV) 7.0/10 (19 votes)
...aka Barbara Taylor Bradford's 'A Secret Affair' (1999) (TV) (USA: complete title)
196.Secret of Roan Inish, The (1994) 7.4/10 (1196 votes)
197.Separation Anxiety (1997)
198.Serial Numbers (1996)
199.Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) 6.8/10 (45 votes)
200.Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes (1962) 6.3/10 (13 votes)
...aka Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) (USA)
...aka Sherlock Holmes et le collier de la mort (1964) (France)
...aka Sherlock Holmes la valle del terrore (1962) (Italy)
...aka Valley of Fear (1962) (UK)
201.Snakes & Ladders (1996) 6.7/10 (20 votes)
...aka Zwei seriöse Damen in Dublin (1996) (Germany)
202.Snapper, The (1993) (TV) 7.0/10 (928 votes)
203.Solarmax (2000) 7.8/10 (12 votes)
204.Some Mother's Son (1996) 7.3/10 (253 votes)
205.Spacejacked (1997) 3.4/10 (15 votes)
206.Spaghetti Slow (1996) 5.6/10 (5 votes)
207.Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965) 7.2/10 (351 votes)
208.St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000) (TV) 6.5/10 (26 votes)
209.Stages (1998)
210.Stray Bullet (1998) 5.9/10 (8 votes)
211.Sunburn (1999/I) 8.2/10 (9 votes)
212.Sunset Heights (1997) 5.6/10 (12 votes)
213.Tale of Sweeney Todd, The (1998) (TV) 5.8/10 (65 votes)
214.Tale of Sweety Barrett, The (1998) 7.6/10 (16 votes)
...aka Sweety Barrett (1998) (USA)
215.Term of Trial (1962) 7.8/10 (17 votes)
216.They Also Serve (1998)
217.This Is My Father (1998/I) 6.4/10 (292 votes)
218.To Catch a Crow (2000)
219.Troubles (1988) (TV)
220.U2: A Year in Pop (1997) (TV) 6.2/10 (72 votes)
221.U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) 6.8/10 (922 votes)
...aka Rattle and Hum (1988)
222.Ulysses (1967) 6.1/10 (49 votes)
223.Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, The (1999) (TV) 6.6/10 (22 votes)
224.Unforgettable Fire (1984) 8.7/10 (6 votes)
225.Van Morrison in Ireland (1980)
226.Van, The (1996) 6.4/10 (377 votes)
227.Vengeance of Fu Manchu, The (1967) 5.5/10 (24 votes)
...aka Rache des Dr. Fu Man Chu, Die (1967) (West Germany)
228.Walking Into Mirrors (1997)
229.War of the Buttons (1994) 6.9/10 (272 votes)
230.Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999) (V) 4.0/10 (152 votes)
231.When Brendan Met Trudy (2000) 5.8/10 (150 votes)
232.When the Sky Falls (2000) 6.5/10 (43 votes)
233.Where's Jack? (1969) 6.8/10 (13 votes)
234.Widows' Peak (1994) 6.5/10 (195 votes)
235.Wings of the Morning (1937) 7.3/10 (6 votes)
236.Yesterday's Children (2000) (TV) 7.8/10 (39 votes)
237.Young Racers, The (1963) 5.4/10 (7 votes)
238.Zardoz (1974) 5.4/10 (1173 votes)

Maps of Ireland

Music of Ireland ...

From the site: http://mysite.verizon.net/cbladey/irish/music.html Irish Music Lambeg Drum -keep in mind that a dance tune slowed down can become a great song or slow air!  Here are the basic types of Irish Dance: Reel - in 4/4 time, usually fast, the most popular of rhythms   Jig - in 6/8, derived from the European gigues   Hornpipe - in 4/4 time but with every second beat strongly accented   Polka - local to the Cork/Kerry region,  like European polkas.

The Irish National Anthem: A Soldiers Song Gaeilge: Seo dhibh a cha/irde duan O/glaigh, Cathre/imeach briomhar ceolmhar, A/r dtinte cna/mh go buacach ta/id, 'S an spe/ir go min re/altogach Is fonnmhar faobhrach sinn chun gleo 'S go tiu/nmhar gle/ roimh thi/ocht do'n lo/ Fe/ chiu/nas chaomh na hoiche ar seol: Seo libh canai/dh Amhra/n na bhFiann Curfa/: Sinne Firnna Fa/il A ta/ fe/ gheall ag E/irinn, buion da/r slua Thar toinn do ra/inig chugainn, Fe/ mho/id bheith saor. Sean ti/r a/r sinsir feasta Ni/ fhagfar fe/'n tiora/n na/ fe'/n tra/il Anocht a the/am sa bhearna bhaoil, Le gean ar Ghaeil chun ba/is no/ saoil Le guna screach fe/ la/mhach na bpile/ar Seo libh canai/dh Amhra/n na bhFiann. Cois ba/nta re/idhe, ar a/rdaibh sle/ibhe, Ba bhuachach a/r sinsir romhainn, Ag la/mhach go tre/an fe/'n sa/r-bhrat se/in Ta/ thuas sa ghaoith go seolta Ba dhu/chas riamh d'a/r gcine cha/idh Gan iompa/il siar o/ imirt a/ir, 'S ag siu/l mar iad i gcoinne na/mhad Seo libh, canai/dh Amhra/n na bhFiann Curfa/ A bhui/on na/ch fann d'fhuil Ghaeil is Gall, Sin breacadh lae na saoirse, Ta sce/imhle 's scanradh i gcroi/the namhad, Roimh ranna laochra a/r dtire. A/r dtinte is tre/ith gan spre/ach anois, Sin luisne ghle/ san spe/ir anoir, 'S an bi/obha i raon na bpile/ar agaibh: Seo libh, canai/dh Amhra/n na bh Fiann. Curfa/ English translation We'll sing song, a soldier's song, With cheering rousing chorus, As round our blazing fires we throng, The starry heavens o'er us; Impatient for the coming fight, And as we wait the morning's light, Here in the silence of the night, We'll chant a soldier's song. Chorus: Soldiers are we whose lives are pledged to Ireland; Some have come from a land beyond the wave. Sworn to be free, No more our ancient sire land Shall shelter the despot or the slave. Tonight we man the gap of danger In Erin's cause, come woe or weal 'Mid cannons' roar and rifles peal, We'll chant a soldier's song In valley green, on towering crag, Our fathers fought before us, And conquered 'neath the same old flag That's proudly floating o'er us. We're children of a fighting race, That never yet has known disgrace, And as we march, the foe to face, We'll chant a soldier's song Chorus Sons of the Gael! Men of the Pale! The long watched day is breaking; The serried ranks of Inisfail Shall set the Tyrant quaking. Our camp fires now are burning low; See in the east a silv'ry glow, Out yonder waits the Saxon foe, So chant a soldier's song. Chorus   To return to the top of this page click here

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The
Irish Music Box! 

Eamonn an Chniuic Ballad

The Irish Rover

The Foggy Dew Ballad

Clothier's March

The Unicorn Song

The Blarney Pilgrim Jig

Ricketts Hornpipe

The Priest's Leap

Nancy Whisky Ballad

McLeod's Reel

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Ireland history ...

.3000BC Megalithic tombs first constructed.
c.700BC Celts arrive from parts of Gaul and Britain. Ireland divided
into provinces. (This according to a contributor is reconstructed
folk history and not based on the archaeology.)
c.AD350 Christianity reaches Ireland.
432 Traditional date for the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland.
700-800 Irish monasticism reaches its zenith.
795 Full-scale Viking invasion.
1014 Brian Boru/ defeats Vikings at Clontarf, but is murdered.
1169 Dermot MacMurrough, exiled king of Leinster, invites help
from 'Strongbow'.
1172 Pope decrees that Hery II of England is feudal lord of Ireland.
1366 Statues of Kilkenny belatedly forbid intermarriage of English and
Irish. Gaelic culture unsuccessfully suppressed.
1534-40 Failed insurrection by Lord Offaly.
1541 Herny VII proclaimed king (rather than feudal lord) of Ireland
1558-1603 Reign of Elizabeth I. Policy of Plantation begins. System of
counties adopted.
1595-1603 Failed uprising of Hugh O'Neil.
1607 Flight of the Earls; leading Ulster families go into exile.
1641 Charles I's policies cause insurrection in Ulster and Civil War in
England.
1649 Cromwell invades Ireland.
1653 Under the Act of Settlement Cromwell's opponents stripped of land.
1689-90 Deposed James II flees to Ireland; defeated at the Battle of the
Boyne.
1704 Penal Code enacted; Catholics barred from voting, education and the
military.
1775 American War of Independence forments Irish unrest.
1782 Grattan's Parliament persuades British to declare Irish
independence, but in name only.
1795 Foundation of the Orange Order.
1798 Wolfe Tone's uprising crushed.
1801 Ireland becomes part of Britain under the Act of Union.
1829 Catholic Emancipation Act passed after Daniel O'Connell elected
as MP.
1845-48 The Great Famine.
1879-82 The Land War; Parnell encourages boycott of repressive landlords.
1914 Implementation of Home Rule postponed because of outbreak of World
War I.
1916 Easter Rising. After the leaders are executed public opinion backs
independence.
1920-21 War between Britain and Ireland; Irish Free State and Northern
Ireland created.
1922 Civil war breaks out.
1932 De Valera elected.
1969 Rioting between Catholics and Protestants. British troops called in.
1971 Provisional IRA begins campaign to oust British troops from Ireland.
1972 UK and Republic of Ireland join European Community. 'Bloody Sunday'
in Derry.
1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement signed.

Detailed 19th-20th century


1800-Act Of Union-Free Trade

1807-Daniel O’Connell Emancipation 29

1845-Sept.9 Famine Begins

1867-Fenian Rising

1877-Parnell Joins Home Rule/Michael Davitt
Gladstone.

1893-Gaelic League

1899-Sinn Fein ,Griffith /Socialists Connolly

1916-REVOLUTION
1919-CIVIL WAR
1922-Anglo Irish Treaty /Devolution
1949-INDEPENDENCE
1956-TERRORISM/N.I.

1994 - IRA announces ceasefire in September. Pro-British "Loyalist" guerrillas

follow weeks later.



1996 - IRA abandons ceasefire in February by detonating a bomb in east

London's Docklands district, killing two people and wounding 100.



Multi-party talks on the future of Northern Ireland begin in Belfast in June but

Sinn Fein is excluded.



1997 - IRA announces "unequivocal" ceasefire in July, two months after Tony

Blair's Labour Party sweeps John Major's Conservatives from office. Six weeks later

Sinn Fein joins peace talks for first time.



1998: April 10 - Good Friday, a deal is struck at talks between the British and Irish

governments and eight political parties.



May 22 - Voters flock to polling stations north and south of the Irish border in a

referendum which endorses the peace deal.



Jun 25 - Elections to the new Northern Ireland assembly take place; final results

on June 27 show supporters of the Good Friday peace deal won 80 seats and

those opposed to it 28.



Aug 15 - A car bomb blast in Omagh, Northern Ireland, kills 29 people in the worst

single attack in nearly 30 years of violence. The Real IRA splinter group claims

responsibility on August 18, then declares an immediate ceasefire a day later.



Sept 14 - Northern Ireland's new power-sharing parliament starts work.



Dec 18 - Pro-British Loyalist Volunteer Force becomes first paramilitary

organisation in Northern Ireland to start to hand over its weapons for

decommissioning.



1999: July 2 - Britain and Ireland announce a plan - but not a formal agreement -

to set up a coalition Northern Ireland government and start aguerrilla arms

handover.



July 15 - Plan founders when First Minister David Trimble leads his Ulster

Unionists in a boycott of the assembly and Seamus Mallon resigns as deputy first

minister.



Sept 6 - U.S. peace mediator George Mitchell begins review of peace process.



Nov 17 - IRA says it ready to discuss disarmament once power-sharing government

for Northern Ireland created.



Nov 18 - Mitchell says basis exists for disarming guerrillas and creating coalition

government for the province.



Dec 1 - Northern Ireland gets its own government, a coalition of Protestants and

Roman Catholics, ending 27 years of direct rule from London.



2000: Feb 11 - Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson suspends

Northern Ireland assembly over Protestant dissatisfaction with progress on IRA

disarmament.



Feb 15 - IRA announces it intends to end its involvement with the commission

overseeing guerrilla disarmament.



March 18 - U.S. President Bill Clinton holds St Patrick's Day talks with Northern

Ireland leaders.



March 21 - Mandelson says he is keen to restore power-sharing administration in

Belfast.



March 25 - Ulster Unionist leader Trimble fights off a leadership challenge, but

the party adds fresh conditions for rejoining the fledgling Belfast executive.



April 12 - Queen Elizabeth honours the controversial Royal Ulster Constabulary

with the George Cross - Britain's highest civilian award for gallantry.



April 18 - British Prime Minister Blair begins fresh round of talks with his Irish

counterpart Bertie Ahern to try to restart the Northern Ireland peace process.



April 19 - IRA in an Easter statement says it wants to see permanent peace in

Northern Ireland but blames British rule of the province as the root cause of the

conflict.



May 2 - Intensive talks in London between the parties to the conflict end without a

breakthrough, but the leaders agree to try again.



May 5 - Blair and Ahern announce that Britain will reinstate the Belfast

power-sharing executive if political parties and guerrilla groups embrace fresh

proposals.



May 6 - Britain pushes back a May 22 deadline for IRA disarmament until June

2001.



May 6 - IRA in a statement announces it is ready to put its weapons into storage

dumps and allow them to be inspected.



May 6 - British and Irish governments say two international statesmen, former

Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari and former South African union leader Cyril

Ramaphosa, will lead the inspections.







1981: Ten IRA prisoners starve to death in hunger strike designed to secure political

prisoner status.



1982: Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) republican guerrillas bomb Ballykelly

pub, killing 17 people. New Northern Ireland assembly elected but boycotted by

Catholics.



1984: IRA bomb at British Conservative party conference kills five. Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher escapes injury.



1985: Anglo-Irish agreement gives Dublin government consultative voice in daily

running of Northern Ireland, prompting Protestant demonstrations.



1987: Eight IRA gunmen killed in ambush by British Special Air Service commandos.

IRA bomb kills 11 at Enniskillen war memorial ceremony.



1989: Eleven killed in IRA bomb at marines music school in southern England.



1991: IRA mortar attack on 10 Downing Street. No one injured.



1992: IRA car bomb in City of London financial district kills three and injures 91.



1993: IRA bombs busy shopping street in Protestant part of Belfast, killing 10.

Protestant extremists kill seven Halloween revellers in revenge.



In peace-seeking Anglo-Irish Downing Street Declaration in December, Britain says it

would not block an end to British rule if a majority wanted it, and offers Sinn Fein

republicans a seat at peace talks if IRA violence ends.



1994: IRA announces ceasefire in September, with pro-British ``Loyalist'' guerrillas

following suit weeks later. British officials hold first open meeting with Sinn Fein in

more than 70 years.



1995: Britain ends 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein, but within weeks

Sinn Fein breaks off discussions. In November, British and Irish governments set

February 1996 as target date for start of all-party talks and establishing commission to

study handover of all guerrilla weapons.



1996: Former U.S. senator George Mitchell proposes talks alongside phased surrender

of guerrilla weapons. Major, enraging republicans, proposes elections in Northern

Ireland to pave way for talks.



The IRA abandons its ceasefire in February by exploding a bomb in east London's

Docklands district, killing two people and injuring 100.



Multi-party talks on the future of Northern Ireland begin in Belfast in June, but Sinn

Fein is excluded because of IRA violence. IRA detonates bomb in Manchester

shopping centre, injuring 200.



1997: IRA announces ``unequivocal'' ceasefire in July, two months after Tony Blair's

Labour party sweeps John Major's Conservatives from office. Six weeks later Sinn Fein

joins peace talks for first time.



1998: British government announces independent judicial inquiry into Bloody Sunday

killings of 1972.



Eighteen people killed over three months in spate of tit-for-tat violence between

Protestant and Republican splinter guerrilla groups outside the ceasefires. Sinn Fein

and pro-British UDP political party briefly suspended from peace talks because of

attacks allegedly involving their guerrilla allies.



On April 10, Good Friday, a deal is struck at talks between the British and Irish

governments and eight political parties.



Extremist splinter groups persist with sporadic killings and several bombs are defused

on both sides of the border in the run-up to referendums on the accord on May 22.

Irish life ...

Irish Spinning Wheel






Gaelic Cottage ...










Irish pub ...














Irish Gaelic Pub Phrases!
(first the Irish then the phonetic pronunciation)
PLEASE NOTE:ALL REQUESTS TO THE BAR MUST BE IN PROPER FORM TO RECEIVE LIKE RESPONSE!!! ALL OTHERS WILL WAIT THEIR TURN POLITELY PLEASE!
Give me two pints of beer, please. Tabhair dom dhá phionta leanna le do thoil (tawar dum gau finnta lanna, le du hul)

This is my round Seo mo sheal (shaw mu hyall)
Would you like another one? Ar mhaith leat ceann eile? (air woih lyat kyunn ella)
Yes (I would) Ba mhaith (bu woith)
No (I would not) Niór mhaith (neer woih)

There are several degrees of inebriation:

drunk ar meisce (air meyshka)
very drunk ar deargmheisce (air jaregveyshka)
quite drunk ólta (aulta)
blind drunk caoch ólta (kayokh aulta)
tipsy súgach (soogakh)

Toasts
Cheers(health) Sláinte (slauntcha)
Drink it up and don't let it come back. Caith siar é agus ná lig anair á(klh
sheer ay ugus na lig anyeer ay)

Wine is sweet, but paying for it Is milis fión, ach is searbh a ióc
is bitter (iss milish feen akh iss sharoo a
eek)
Study the following Irish Gaelic words and their English translations. They will be important for you as you enter the Gaelic Pub below. Pick an object in the picture- try to remember its Gaelic name then click on it and see if you have remembered!--(the word for your click will be at the top of the screen!) until you get this right best stay at home and stick to tea!

St Paddy's Day

adding more later ... just posting this quickly ... lol

As soon as she had finished parochial school, a bright young girl named Lena shook the dust of Ireland off her shoes and made her way to New York where before long, she became a successful performer in show business.

Eventually she returned to her home town for a visit and on a Saturday night went to confession in the church which she had always attended as a child.

In the confessional Father Sullivan recognized her and began asking her about her work. She explained that she was an acrobatic dancer, and he wanted to know what that meant. She said she would be happy to show him the kind of thing she did on stage.

She stepped out of the confessional and within sight of Father Sullivan, she went into a series of cartwheels, leaping splits, handsprings and backflips.

Kneeling near the confessional, waiting their turn, were two middle-aged ladies. They witnessed Lena’s acrobatics with wide eyes, and one said to the other:

“Will you just look at the penance Father Sullivan is givin’ out this night, and me without me bloomers on!”

getting ready for the ...

... 5k run. (This will be put in it's own category - as soon as I figure out how to manage categories)
... hafta stay healthy if I plan on working with ePhemera for the next 30-40 years :)
... will figure out the chart html so I can make a calendar
... no one reads this blog anyway ... : D

saving damaged vintage photos

can you imagine if the Library of congress had thrown away these photos? !

even in its damaged shape, it may be the only photo left of the game between Yale and Wesleyan on 9.24.1913







I have often wondered about getting rid of damaged ephemera - am I throwing away one of the last few remaining pieces???





S.S. Grosser Kurfuerst - between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915





Capt. Baker, Princeton - between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915



comment below the pic states:
"...Hobart Amory Hare Baker (January 15, 1892 – December 21, 1918), known as Hobey Baker, was a noted American amateur athlete of the early 20th century. He was the only member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Hockey Hall of Fame, and U.S. college hockey's annual award for most outstanding player is named in his honor..."
also mentions a website in his honor: http://www.hobeybaker.com/

so if someone over at The Library tossed this ...
just makes one wonder what has been tossed out over the century. aaack!

vintage patterns

yippee! - finally found my boxes of vintage patterns - I'll post some pics later - can't wait to go through them and list them in the store - but now - I'm (really) late for dinner
Yippee!! found my patterns! :D

plant a garden ...

Plant a Garden ~ by Edgar A. Guest ~ adapted a leeeetle by Gail

If your purse no longer bulges
and you’ve lost your golden treasure

If at times you think you’re lonely
and have grown hungry for pleasure

Don’t sit by your hearth and grumble
don’t let mind and spirit harden

If it’s thrills of joy you wish for
get to work and plant a garden!

If it’s drama that you sigh for
plant a garden and you’ll get it

You will know the thrill of battle
fighting foes that will beset it …

If you long for entertainment and
for pageantry most glowing

Plant a garden and this summer spend
your time with green things growing.

If it’s comradeship you sight for
learn the fellowship of daisies

You will come to know your neighbor
by the blossoms that he raises.

If you’d get away from boredom
and find new delights to look for

Learn the joy of budding pansies
which you’ve kept a special nook for.

If you ever think of dying
and you fear to wake tomorrow

Plant a garden! It will cure you
of your melancholy sorrow.

Once you’ve learned to know peonies,
petunias, and roses

You will find every morning
some new happiness discloses.

today

today is a slow day - just getting into the Idaho ephemera collectibles box ... hope to have some listed by the end of the week

Chronemics. or finally figuring out why you and your spouse are different

Absolutely fascinating - will edit this later with more research - just wanted to get this up before I head to bed ... not like anyone's reading this anyway ... : )
From Wikipedia:

Chronemics is the study of the use of time in nonverbal communication. The way we perceive time, structure our time and react to time is a powerful communication tool, and helps set the stage for the communication process. Across cultures, time perception plays a large role in the nonverbal communication process. Time perceptions include punctuality, willingness to wait, and interactions. The use of time can affect lifestyles, daily agendas, speed of speech, movements and how long people are willing to listen.

Time can also be used as an indicator of status. For example, in most companies the boss can interrupt progress to hold an impromptu meeting in the middle of the work day, yet the average worker would have to make an appointment to see the boss. The way different cultures perceive time can influence communication as well. For example, most Europeans will schedule a meeting for a specific time, such as 2:15 p.m., and expect all involved parties to be punctual. In many cultures in Africa and United States, however, they may set a time to meet "sometime in the afternoon" and on many occasions the schedule is broken, changed or deadline unmet.

Cultures are usually put into two time system categories: monochronic and polychronic.

Monochronic and polychronic time systems are two terms used to refer to time and its influence on society.

[edit] Monochronic Time
A monochronic time system means that things are done one at a time and time is segmented into precise, small units. Under this system time is scheduled, arranged and managed.

The United States is considered a monochronic society. This perception of time is learned and rooted in the Industrial Revolution, where "factory life required the labor force to be on hand and in place at an appointed hour" (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 238). For Americans, time is a precious resource not to be wasted or taken lightly. "We buy time, save time, spend time and make time. Our time can be broken down into years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds and even milliseconds. We use time to structure both our daily lives and events that we are planning for the future. We have schedules that we must follow: appointments that we must go to at a certain time, classes that start and end at certain times, work schedules that start and end at certain times, and even our favorite TV shows, that start and end at a certain time.” [1]

As communication scholar Edward T. Hall wrote regarding the American’s viewpoint of time in the business world, “the schedule is sacred.” Hall says that for monochronic cultures, such as the American culture, “time is tangible” and viewed as a commodity where “time is money” or “time is wasted.” The result of this perspective is that Americans and other monochronic cultures, such as the German and Swiss, place a paramount value on schedules, tasks and “getting the job done.” These cultures are committed to regimented schedules and may view those who do not subscribe to the same perception of time as disrespectful.

Monochronic cultures include Germany, Canada, Switzerland, United States, and Scandinavia.

[edit] Polychronic Time
Main article: Polychronicity
A polychronic time system is a system where several things can be done at once, and a more fluid approach is taken to scheduling time. Unlike Americans and most northern and western European cultures, Latin American and Arabic cultures use the polychronic system of time.

These cultures are much less focused on the preciseness of accounting for each and every moment. As Raymond Cohen notes, polychronic cultures are deeply steeped in tradition rather than in tasks—a clear difference from their monochronic counterparts. Cohen notes that "Traditional societies have all the time in the world. The arbitrary divisions of the clock face have little saliency in cultures grounded in the cycle of the seasons, the invariant pattern of rural life, and the calendar of religious festivities" (Cohen, 1997, p. 34).

Instead, their culture is more focused on relationships, rather than watching the clock. They have no problem being “late” for an event if they are with family or friends, because the relationship is what really matters. As a result, polychronic cultures have a much less formal perception of time. They are not ruled by precise calendars and schedules. Rather, “cultures that use the polychronic time system often schedule multiple appointments simultaneously so keeping on schedule is an impossibility.” [2]

Polychronic cultures include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Mexico, Philippines, India, and many in Africa.

[edit] Predictable patterns between cultures with differing time systems
[3].

Monochronic People Polychronic People
do one thing at a time do many things at once
concentrate on the job are highly distractible and subject to interruptions
take time commitments (deadlines, schedules) seriously consider an objective to be achieved, if possible
are low-context and need information are high-context and already have information
committed to the job are committed to people and human relationships
adhere religiously to plans change plans often and easily
are concerned about not disturbing others; follow rules of privacy and consideration are more concerned with those who are closely related than with privacy
show great respect for private property; seldom borrow or lend borrow and lend things often and easily
emphasize promptness base promptness on the relationship
are accustomed to short-term relationships have strong tendency to build lifetime relationships

[edit] Co-Cultural Perspectives on Time
While the clash between the monochronic and polychronic perceptions of time can rifle the best of intentions in international settings, similar challenges can occur within a co-culture. In the United States, the Hawaiian culture provides an example of how co-cultures can clash. Two time systems exist in Hawaii, where “the Polynesians live somewhere between two time systems: Haole time and Hawaiian time. When you hear someone say “See you at two o’clock haole time,” that means that they will see you at precisely two o’clock. But if you hear someone say, “I will be there at two o’clock Hawaiian time” then the message has an entirely different meaning. This is because Hawaiian time is very lax and basically means “when you get there.” [4]

[edit] Time Orientations
The way an individual perceives time and the role time plays in their lives is a learned perspective. As discussed by Alexander Gonzalez and Phillip Zimbardo, "every child learns a time perspective that is appropriate to the values and needs of his society" (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 227).

There are four basic psychological time orientations:

1.Past
2.Time-line
3.Present
4.Future
Each orientation affects the structure, content, and urgency of communication (Burgoon, 1989). The past orientation has a hard time developing the notion of elapsed time and these individuals often confuse present and past happenings as all in the same. People oriented with time-line cognitivity are often detail oriented and think of everything in linear terms. These individuals also often have difficulty with comprehending multiple events at the same time. Individuals with a present orientation are mostly characterized as pleasure seekers who live for the moment and have a very low risk aversion. Those individuals who operate with future orientation are often thought of as being highly goal oriented and focused on the broad picture.

The use of time as a communicative channel can be a powerful, yet subtle, force in face-to-face interactions. Some of the more recognizable types of interaction that use time are:

Regulating interaction: This is shown to aid in the orderly transition of conversational turn-taking. When the speaker is opening the floor for a response, they will pause. However, when no response is desired, the speaker will talk a faster pace with minimal pause. (Capella, 1985)
Expressing intimacy: As relationships become more intimate, certain changes are made to accommodate the new relationship status. Some of the changes that are made include lengthening the time spent on mutual gazes, increasing the amount of time doing tasks for or with the other person and planning for the future by making plans to spend more time together (Patterson, 1990).
Affect management: The onset of powerful emotions can cause a stronger affect, ranging from joy to sorrow or even to embarrassment. Some of the behaviors associated with negative affects include decreased time of gaze and awkwardly long pauses during conversations. When this happens, it is common for the individuals to try and decrease any negative affects and subsequently strengthen positive affects (Edelman & Iwawaki, 1987).
Evoking Emotion: Time can be used to evoke emotions in an interpersonal relationship by communicating the value of the relationship. For example, when someone who you have a close relationship with is late, you may not take it personally, especially if that is characteristic of them. However, if it is a meeting with a total stranger, their disrespect for the value of your time may be taken personally and could even cause you to display negative emotions if and when they do arrive for the meeting.
Facilitating service and task goals: Professional settings can sometimes give rise to interpersonal relations which are quite different from other "normal" interactions. For example, the societal norms that dictate minimal touch between strangers are clearly altered if one member of the dyad is a doctor, and the environment is that of a hospital examination room.
[edit] Chronemics: Culture and Diplomacy
[edit] The Effect of Cultural Roots on Time Orientation
Just as monochronic and polychronic cultures have different time perspectives, understanding the time orientation of a culture is critical to becoming better able to successfully handle diplomatic situations. Americans, for instance have a future orientation. Hall indicates that for Americans “tomorrow is more important" and that they "are oriented almost entirely toward the future” (Cohen, 2004, p. 35). The future-focused orientation attributes to at least some of the concern that Americans have with “addressing immediate issues and moving on to new challenges” (Cohen, 2004, p. 35).

On the other hand, many polychronic cultures have a past-orientation toward time. The Chinese, for instance, place great significance on the past. As Cohen discussed, “For the Chinese, the opium wars of the nineteenth century and the Boxer Rebellion are still relevant to and come up in the discussion of contemporary issues” (Cohen, 2004, p. 36).

These time perspectives are the seeds for communication clashes in diplomatic situations. Trade negotiators have observed that “American negotiators are generally more anxious for agreement because “they are always in a hurry” and basically “problem solving oriented.” In other words, they place a high value on resolving an issue quickly calling to mind the American catchphrase “some solution is better than no solution” (Cohen, 2004, p. 114). Similar observations have been made of Japanese-American relations. Noting the difference in time perceptions between the two countries, former ambassador to Tokyo, Mike Mansfield commented “We’re too fast, they’re too slow” (Cohen, 2004, p. 118).

[edit] The Influence of Chronemics on Global Affairs
Just as there are different time zones, so too are there different perceptions of time across cultures — all of which can influence global communication situations. When writing about time perspective, Gonzalez and Zimbardo comment that “There is no more powerful, pervasive influence on how individuals think and cultures interact than our different perspectives on time—the way we learn how we mentally partition time into past, present and future.” (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 227)

Depending upon where an individual is from, their perception of time might be that “the clock rules the day” or that “we’ll get there when we get there.” Improving prospects for success in the global community requires understanding cultural differences, traditions and communication styles.

The monochronic-oriented approach to negotiations is direct, linear and rooted in the characteristics that illustrate low context tendencies. The low context and individualistic culture approaches diplomacy in a lawyerly fashion with draft arguments, a mission and an idea of how they will move the process along. A monochronic culture, more concerned with time, deadlines and schedules, tends to grow impatient and want to rush to “close the deal.”

More collectivistic, polychronic-oriented cultures come to diplomatic situations with no particular importance placed on time. Rather than worry about the ticking of the clock, they are more willing to let time tick away if it means they are having a meaningful discussion and are forming strong relationships. The collectivistic culture is also high context. Rather than rely on verbal, the high context negotiator operates with a greater emphasis on nonverbal communication. Chronemics is one of those nonverbal channels of communication, and their treatment of time illustrates their perspective of time. Instead of watching the clock, they are more deeply concerned with discussing broad themes and philosophies before details of a negotiation are addressed. Above all else, they place far less value on simply reaching agreement for the sake of meeting a deadline. Rather, the place far more value on ensuring that the outcome of any agreement “is good and looks good” so that they can preserve face, as is the norm in the collectivist culture.

Understanding these cultural differences and perspectives on time can greatly improve future negotiations in the international community.

[edit] Chronemics and Power at Work
Time has a definite relationship to power. Though power most often refers to the ability to influence people (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 314), power is also related to dominance and status (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 315).

In the workplace, those in a leadership or management position treat time – and by virtue of position – have their time treated differently than those who are of a lower stature position. Anderson and Bowman have identified three specific examples of how chronemics and power converge in the workplace – waiting time, talk time and work time.

Waiting Time
Researchers Insel and Lindgren (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 325) write that the act of making an individual of a lower stature wait is a sign of dominance. They note that one who “is in the position to cause another to wait has power over him. To be kept waiting is to imply that one’s time is less valuable than that of the one who imposes the wait.”

Employees of equal stature will not worry about whether they are running a few minutes behind schedule to meet with one another. On the other hand, for a mid-level manager who has a meeting with the company president, a late arrival might be a nonverbal cue that you do not respect the authority of your superior.

Talk Time
There is a direct correlation between the power of an individual in an organization and conversation. This includes both length of conversation, turn-taking and who initiates and ends a conversation. Extensive research indicates that those with more power in an organization will speak more often and for a greater length of time. Meetings between superiors and subordinates provide an opportunity to illustrate this concept. A superior – regardless of whether or not they are running the actual meeting – lead discussions, ask questions and have the ability to speak for longer periods of time without interruption. Likewise, research shows that turn-taking is also influenced by power. Social psychologist Nancy Henley notes that “Subordinates are expected to yield to superiors and there is a cultural expectation that a subordinate will not interrupt a superior” (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 326). The length of response follows the same pattern. While the superior can speak for as long as they want, the responses of the subordinate are shorter in length. Albert Mehrabian noted that deviation from this pattern led to negative perceptions of the subordinate by the superior. Beginning and ending a communication interaction in the workplace is also controlled by the higher-status individual in an organization. The time and duration of the conversation are dictated by the higher-status individual.

Work Time
It is not likely that you will ever see a president or a high level executive punching a time clock. Their time is perceived as more valuable and they control their own time. On the other hand, a subordinate with less power has their time controlled by a higher status individual and are in less control of their time – making them likely to report their time to a higher authority. Such practices are more associated with those in non-supervisory roles or in blue collar rather than white collar professions. Instead, as power and status in an organization increases, the flexibility of the work schedule also increases. For instance, while administrative professionals might keep a 9 to 5 work schedule, their superiors may keep less structured hours. This does not mean that the superior works less. They may work longer, but the structure of their work environment is not strictly dictated by the traditional work day. Instead, as Koehler and their associates note “individuals who spend more time, especially spare time, to meetings, to committees, and to developing contacts, are more likely to be influential decision makers” (Guerrero, DeVito & Hecht, 1999, p. 327).

A specific example of the way power is expressed through work time is scheduling. As Yakura and others have noted in research shared by Ballard and Seibold, “scheduling reflects the extent to which the sequencing and duration of plans activities and events are formalized” (Ballard and Seibold, p. 6). Higher-status individuals have very precise and formal schedules – indicating that their stature requires that they have specific blocks of time for specific meetings, projects and appointments. Lower status individuals however, may have less formalized schedules. Finally, the schedule and appointment calendar of the higher status individual will take precedence in determining where, when and the importance of a specific event or appointment.

[edit] Theories Associated with Chronemics
[edit] Expectancy Violations Theory
Founded by Judee Burgoon, Expectancy Violations Theory (EVT) sees communication as the exchange of information which is high in relational content and can be used to violate the expectations of another which will be perceived as either positively or negatively depending on the liking between the two people.

When our expectations are violated, we will respond in specific ways. If an act is unexpected and is assigned favorable interpretation, and it is evaluated positively, it will produce more favorable outcomes than an expected act with the same interpretation and evaluation.

[edit] Relationship to Chronemics
In some cultures, people place a high value on time and use time as a basis for decisions. In other cultures, time is less significant. For example, in Mexico or Central America tour guides may fail to indicate the correct arrival and departure times. In other countries, such as Switzerland, a traveler can set his or her watch by the promptness of the trains. When these cultures cross, expectancy with respect to time is violated and can cause discord between the people involved.

[edit] Popular Movie Examples
The following movies were cited in Em Griffin's A First Look at Communication as having great examples of EVT:

The African Queen - starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn
Almost Famous - starring Kate Hudson
North by Northwest - starring Cary Grant
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days - starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey
[edit] Interpersonal Deception Theory
Founded by Judee Burgoon and David Buller, Interpersonal Deception Theory (IDT) posits communication senders attempt to manipulate messages so as to be untruthful, which may cause them apprehension concerning their false communication being detected. Simultaneously, communication receivers try to unveil or detect the validity of that information, causing suspicion about whether or not the sender is being deceitful. While most people think that they can spot deception, IDT affirms that most people cannot.

According to IDT, there are 3 stages to deception:

1.Falsification – creates a fiction
2.Concealment – hides a secret
3.Equivocation – dodges the issue
[edit] Relationship to Chronemics
Pausing in between statements is usually an indicator that an individual is going to lie or be deceptive in their response. IDT says that the deceiver can control these nonverbal cues, perhaps in a way that will even throw off the other person so that they will not know if it is the truth or deceit. This manipulation of time to create confusion decreases the odds that the deceiver will not be discovered.

[edit] Popular Movie Examples
The following movies were cited in Em Griffin's A First Look at Communication as having great examples of IDT:

Catch Me If You Can - starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks
House of Games - starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna
The Sting - starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford
The Talented Mr. Ripley (film) - starring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow
[edit] Interpersonal Adaptation Theory
For more details on this topic, see Interpersonal Adaptation Theory.
The Interpersonal Adaptation Theory (IAT), founded by Judee Burgoon, states that adaptation in interaction is responsive to the needs, expectations, and desires of communicators and affects how communicators position themselves in relation to one another and adapt to one another's communication. For example, they may match each other's behavior, synchronize the timing of behavior, or behave in dissimilar ways. It is also important to note that individuals bring to interactions certain requirements that reflect basic human needs, expectations about behavior based on social norms, and desires for interaction based on goals and personal preferences (Burgoon, Stern & Dillman, 1995).

[edit] Relationship to Chronemics
The old statement “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” holds true with IAT and chronemics. There will be situations when even though you are a very timely person, you may have to deal with someone who is not as timely as you are and adapt your communication to their needs. These adaptations can vary depending on the position of the person you are dealing with, as well as the cultural background of that person.

It is also important to remember that although you will sometimes have to adapt to others, there will be times that things would be more positively balanced if the other parties adapted to your concept of time.

[edit] See also
Nonverbal communication
Time
Edward T. Hall
Albert Mehrabian
[edit] References
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[edit] Suggested Reading
Bluedorn, A.C. (2002). The human organization of time: Temporal realities and experience. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

Cohen, R. (2004). Negotiating across cultures: International communication in an interdependent world (rev. ed.). Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace.

Griffin, E. (2000). A first look at communication theory (4th ed). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.

Guerrero, L.K., Devito J.A.,& Hecht M.L. (1999). The Nonverbal Communication Reader: Classic and contemporary readings (2nd ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.

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Osborne, H. (2006, January/February). In other words…actions can speak as clearly as words. Retrieved May 12, 2007 from Website: http://www.healthliteracy.com/article.asp?PageID=3763

Wessel, R. (2003, January 9). Is there time to slow down?. Retrieved May 10, 2007 from Website: http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0109/p13s01-sten.html

[edit] Internet Sources
Colorado State University (2003, November 17). Chronemics. Retrieved April 23, 2007 from Speech Department Website: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Speech/rccs/theory80.htm#Chronemics_
ICTAC intercultural skills test http://www.ictac.com/Intercultural_Skills/Test/body_test.html
Peace Corps comments on cross cultural communication http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans/section.cfm?sid=4