Cormac MacConnell

The day a halo appeared above my head in church

"I was once so innocently angelic that an actual halo was seen by all in our Arney Chapel over my head on a Good Friday afternoon."

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The beauty of peace and quiet

Cead Mile Failte to you all from this coast of the Wild Atlantic Way in Clare during a historic interlude.

Other Writers

A sad St. Patrick’s Day - canceled

The chances are this piece on the blackest Monday of my life to date will not defeat all the challenges and strains and worries we all know too much about already. With more to come by the hour and minute.

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Coronavirus and politics - the Wildest of Atlantic Ways

Apologies to you all from this stormy coast of the Wild Atlantic Way which is living up to its reputation for sure during the ritual Ides of March.

Other Writers

Everything you know about the St. Patrick's Day shamrock is a lie

The real story of the shamrock and how it came to be associated with St. Patrick's Day.

Other Writers

Dear St. Patrick, thanks for Purgatory

Without St. Patrick's Purgatory in the middle of Co Donegal's Lough Derg, Cormac MacConnell may have never existed.

Irish Voice

If St. Brigid and St. Patrick had an argument

"To every corner of what they call the diaspora and will you find even the smallest and most nominal St. Bridget's Day Parade? Not at all."

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Ireland comes down with General Election 2020 fever

On both coasts of the Wild Atlantic Way is the reality that we are about to experience again the craic and stimulation created by election fever.

Opinion

Wise men's gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh - Jesus was a wealthy child at Christmas

What is the real story of the gold and the frankincense and myrrh brought to baby Jesus? The Feast of the Epiphany, or Three King's Day, is celebrated today, Jan 6.

Irish Voice