It's never more than six degrees of separation - chat away and you may discover connections during your Irish journey (IrishCentral)

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:13 PDT

The richest travels in Ireland tend to be on side paths and paths crossed.

Our latest visit back was more of a small town tour than seeing the big sights save some days in Galway City which were more than rewarding.

Even with Irish directions you arrive at the heart of the land - mighty craic and laughter with friends (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:18:48 PDT

roaring fire in the hearth

We have fallen victim to Irish driving instructions in the past so I should have known better.

I didn’t properly read the email about the road to the house in Loughrea before we landed and maybe was subconsciously up for a bit of adventure on the first day away on vacation.

Packing for Ireland while sorting through memories of a childhood adventure (IrishCentral)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:18:24 PDT

Packing for the big trip to Ireland from New Jersey was easy for me in the late 1970s. My mother did it.

In my defense, I was only 7 years old then.

Ireland’s summer kick-off weekend calls for a Plan B - getting set for a May Day trip to Galway City (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:03:15 PDT

Tripping through the World Wide Web late one recent night I went looking for digs in Galway City for Honey Badger and myself for the first weekend of May.

The dear flights and the dreaded rented car were booked and paid for in full. The trip’s bookends were in place.

The flowers continue after marching season - hope, romance and remembering the past in New Jersey (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:18:10 PDT

And Maggie Thatcher got dirt.

Fun and wakes before Irish marching season of St Patrick's Day kicks off in New Jersey (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:17:00 PST

The sight was shocking but nothing that can’t be sorted out in time. No need for a wake for the Jersey Shore.

Not a blacksmith, an Irish poet priest in Camden still works the bellows following an old farmer’s philosophy (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:16:39 PST

It’s a terrible day: Thanks be to God.

Michael Doyle’s grandfather would say those words coming home soaked to the bone after plowing his fields in a cold rain with the help of the neighbors and their horses in north County Longford many years ago.

After a farewell to Danny McDonough, the laughter continues and the Gaelic Games return (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:31:22 PST

Danny McDonough made us laugh.

Even if you hadn’t seen him in a while, his name would come up in chat and some brilliantly amusing tale about Danny would follow. Then he had us laughing all over again without even being there.

The Christmas lights are in the bin but the Irish shine on in Jersey - Music and events of St. Patrick's Day celebrations begin to raise their heads (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:31:00 PST

Whether Bruce shows or not hardly matters. St Patrick is “The Boss” for the next two months across the Garden State.

An old Irish pound note makes a bit of money in Jersey - reminising and fun with the exchange rate (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:16:02 PST

It’ll look good framed on the wall here in New Jersey.

With 2012 behind us, Irish Jersey looks forward to the St. Patrick’s Day season (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:30:57 PST

Happy St. Patrick’s Season!

New Jersey gets back on track as they shake off Hurricane Sandy -- Irish community comes together it regains its balance (IrishCentral)

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:01:22 PST

It will almost feel like we are back on track.

Maybe everything that dies someday comes back - settling in to "the new normal" after Hurricane Sandy (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:31:10 PST

It just isn’t going to be the same and that’s normal.

Farewell to a good man, Jack Casey - a Navy vet, retired cop, and beloved family man and friend (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:15:41 PDT

Up below we live - The Irish relationship with death and the finest writers, James Joyce and Paddy Kavanagh included (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:30:27 PDT

Paddy, sitting there with legs crossed and looking almost peaceful, always saves me a seat where old ghosts meet while we keep digging up below.

A weapon of war plays romance - how a police pipe band helped me find my wife and belong (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:17:44 PDT

Watching the GAA All Ireland final over breakfast - a constant celebration of Ireland in Jersey (IrishCentral)

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:17:39 PDT

It should be a quiet week, thankfully, until Galway meets Kilkenny in the hurling final next Sunday morning. I have to go watch. I told Rattigan I’d be there supporting Galway since he was out for Mayo.

'Tis the season - half-way to St Patrick's Day, All-Ireland final, and the Irish Festival at the Jersey Shore (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:32:22 PDT

So it begins again.

Chasing Irish sports in New Jersey - trials and tribulations of being a GAA and soccer fan on the shore (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:17:13 PDT

A week after that, when Galway plays Kilkenny again in the hurling, I’ll be there sitting with Rattigan and all the lads shouting at the televisions.

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