Inishmore: An Edge Place Par Excellance (Part V – Final)
Last Post I first visited Inishmore over twenty years ago. Much has changed in Ireland (Eire) and around the world …
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Inishmore: An Edge Place Par Excellance (Part IV)
‘Tracking’ Wolves Wolves are beautiful and fascinating creatures, whom I have a healthy respect for. Popular folklore, particularly here in …
Inishmore: An Edge Place Par Excellence (Part III)
Topophilia: Landscape As ‘Muse’ Inishmore’s Landscapes, Seascapes & Skyscapes While there are many astonishingly beautiful places in Ireland, there’s just …
Inishmore: An Edge Place Par Excellence (Part II)
The ‘Muse’ of Art Some years ago, while attending university, I became enamored with studying art and art history. I …
Inishmore: An Edge Place Par Excellence (Part I)
A Place At The Edge of the World An eminent ethnographer once wrote that many of us travel to the …
Columbanus: Peregrinus Par Excellence
Doing a ‘walkabout’ on Inishmore sure gets a guy to wonder… Reflecting on the whole ‘journey’ (turas) thing, my mind naturally wanders …
Pilgrimage (Peregrinatio) In the Irish/Celtic Tradition
More ‘wandering & wondering’ from this blessed isle of Inishmore… As a writer, I think of words and their meaning, …
ARAN ISLANDS – – – A CROOKED ROAD BACK.
I wrote last week that for most of my life, Aran has been another word for heaven to me. My …
If Aran was a Child
I’d don’t think I would be pushing it to say that the Child of Aran is one of the most …
THE “UNCORRUPTED HEART OF IRELAND”
I first heard these words, hearth-side, in a small Aran cottage. They charmed my ears and drew me deeper in …