Irish Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/irish/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Teen Deserves His $50,000 Prize https://smthingscount.com/2019/08/19/teen-deserves-his-50000-prize/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:50:53 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8332 A teenager from Ireland may have found a way to rescue our oceans from the growing plastic pollution problem. A walk on the beach led Fionn

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]]> Fully Packed Irish Proverb https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/28/fully-packed-irish-proverb/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:20:23 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7883 Today’s Thursday Thought–an Irish proverb–is short but packed with meaning. “People live in each other’s shelter.” – Irish proverb

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]]> Celtic Wisdom https://smthingscount.com/2019/01/31/thursday-celtic-wisdom/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:30:48 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7722 Today’s Thursday Thought quote dispenses some Irish wisdom about stopping and  taking a breath.

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]]> Growing with the Irish https://smthingscount.com/2018/10/18/growing-with-the-irish/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:56:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7398 Today’s Thursday Thought quote comes from a nation of people who have learned the hard way how to grow.   “You’ve got to do your own growing,

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]]> For Fun–St. Pat’s Day Trivia https://smthingscount.com/2018/03/16/for-fun-st-pats-day-trivia/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:53:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6725 Tomorrow everyone is Irish.  We joke, party, and parade in celebration of the Irish (born in England, by the way) St. Patrick.  We turn waterways

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]]> Irish, Congress, Trump, and History https://smthingscount.com/2017/03/23/irish-congress-trump-and-history/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:38:06 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5740 U.S. Presidents or Congress have been doing it for years, and this year President Trump did it: declared March Irish-American History Month to honor the

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]]> My Irish Blessing for You https://smthingscount.com/2017/03/17/my-irish-blessing-for-you/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:25:09 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5714 I, Jackie O’Donnell, nee Kelly, hereby proclaim each and everyone of you an honorary Irish person today.  Here’s my Irish blessing for you: May the

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]]> An Irish Wish for My Readers https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/17/an-irish-wish-for-my-readers/ https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/17/an-irish-wish-for-my-readers/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:37:46 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4523 It’s St. Patrick’s Day!  So, of course, since I’m an O’Donnell (nee Kelly), my Thursday Thought for today is a special wish for all o’

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/17/an-irish-wish-for-my-readers/feed/ 2 A Wedding Surprise https://smthingscount.com/2014/04/23/a-wedding-surprise/ https://smthingscount.com/2014/04/23/a-wedding-surprise/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:45:47 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2714 I’m sure you’re familiar with the song about the Broken Hallelujah. This currently popular song is being adapted in interesting ways. One adaptation tells the

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2014/04/23/a-wedding-surprise/feed/ 2 St. WHO’s Day? https://smthingscount.com/2014/03/17/st-whos-day/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:37:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2609 Be careful what you wish today.  Many people blithely say “Happy St. Paddy’s Day,” not realizing that those can be fighting words.  In Britain, “paddy”

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