Visiting Scotland for the Edinburgh Gaelic Festival was a literary reawakening of sorts, with plans to come.
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EILE’s Founder and Editor-at-Large, Scott De Buitléir, writes from San Francisco, where a trip to the popular Castro District revealed a deep-rooted and valuable history lesson worth cherishing.
The Californian Sun shone brightly upon the colourful streets of Castro as my partner and I walked along Market Street towards the famous gay neighbourhood.
Truth be told, I knew little about San Francisco before I arrived there as part of our annual two-week ‘big holiday’, where we’d usually spend a week each in two different locations. The previous week was spent in British Columbia; exploring beautiful Vancouver and spending Canadian Thanksgiving with my father’s cousins in Victoria, the province’s capital on Vancouver Island. For San Francisco, I knew little more than about Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, and Castro; the world-renowned gay village that was once home to Harvey Milk.
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I'll be reading poetry at the Edinburgh Gaelic Festival on November 10 with Marcas Mac an Tuairneir.
Nobility is neither a distant claim to a castle, nor an old-fashioned trait of society. It is, instead, the ability within us all to act with grace, tolerance, and a warm heart. It is in knowing such actions, however small, may inspire another to do good. That power to inspire is more powerful than any … Continue reading On Nobility
If you’re bothered enough to read this written form of my internal dilemma, continue if you dare.
Making a new home your new home takes time, so I've spent some time in settling into Cork life.
Copenhagen is well known for only a few things, namely the Little Mermaid statue and the iconic Tivoli Gardens. There is, however, so much more to the Danish capital to enjoy.
