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Brewer's: Bawbee
Whall hire, whall hire, whall hire me? Three plumps and a wallop for ae bawbee. The tale is that the people of Kirkmahoe were so poor, they could not afford to put any meat into their…St. Patrick's Day: More Dallas than Dublin
A short history of the holiday The view of Croagh Patrick, a popular pilgrimage for native Irish. Related Links Irish Saints Irish Movies Quiz: Irish English Quiz: Irish…slime mold
(Encyclopedia) slime mold or slime fungus, a heterotrophic organism once regarded as a fungus but later classified with the Protista. In a recent system of classification based on analysis of nucleic…The Devil's Dictionary: C
by Ambrose Bierce…The Celtic Twilight: A Remonstrance with Scotsmen for Having Soured the Disposition of their Ghosts and Faeries
by W. B. Yeats The Golden AgeWarA Remonstrance with Scotsmen for Having Soured the Disposition of their Ghosts and Faeries Not only in Ireland is faery belief still extant. It was only…Irish Proverbs
Many quips a strong man will make compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni A good beginning is half the work. You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. Many hands make…Lewis Carroll: Hiawatha’s Photographing
Hiawatha’s PhotographingIn an age of imitation, I can claim no special merit for this slight attempt at doing what is known to be so easy. Any fairly practised writer, with the slightest ear…aphid
(Encyclopedia) aphid or plant louse, tiny, usually green, soft-bodied, pear-shaped insect injurious to vegetation. It is also called greenfly and blight. Aphids are mostly under 1&fslsh;4 in. (6…coconut
(Encyclopedia) coconut, fruit of the coco palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree widely distributed through tropical regions. The seed is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water because the large pod holding…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Terminology: B
by Robert Burns ACB Ba', a ball. Backet, bucket, box. Backit, backed. Backlins-comin, coming back. Back-yett, gate at the back. Bade, endured. Bade,…Trending
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