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 Summer Rain in Ireland
by Brendan Harding
"Isn't that a terrible day?" my neighbour said rushing past the front door.
Of course she was right; the rain had been coming down steadily since early morning. In fact the rain had been coming down steadily since early 2007.
The sky over Carlow hung suspended like a flat sheet of grey metal; the hills' edges blurred to a dark fuzzy green; their summits swallowed deep inside the soft underbelly of the onrushing clouds. I stood sheltered in my doorway and tried, as hard as I could, to remember, just remember, the feel of summer.
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 Another Goodbye to Someone I love
by Debbie Satterfield
At 3:35 am today I had to say goodbye to my 12 year old, 4 1/2 pound Minn-Pinn named Neala. She died in my arms of kidney failure and I still feel numb from having hardly any sleep for the last two and a half days of taking her back and forth to the vets.
There was nothing else for them to do for her as of yesterday afternoon. So I brought her home to take her last breath in my arms.
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13 Aug
MILWAUKEE IRISH FEST
Milwaukee’s Irish Fest is the world’s largest celebration of Irish music and culture, showcasing more than 100 entertainment acts annually at the four-day, 16-stage event at the Henry W. Maier Festival Park on Lake Michigan.
29 Jul - 04 Nov
Bristol Gaelic Football
Western Gaels are always looking for players and members of all levels to join our club so if you have tried Gaelic Football before or would like to try and see what it's like then feel free to come along and have a go!
15 Aug
Celtic Portal Lauch Party
Celtic Portal: Insula Sacra is the first in a series of seven fantasy-fiction novels set between Taos, NM and Ireland.
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