Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Ag Ullmhú don Chúrsáil/Getting Ready for Cruise

Táimid ag imeacht amárach don ár turas.  Tá an t-eitleán ag dul ó Phéinix agus ansin go Miami.  Ba gá dúinn imeacht abhaile ag ceathair a clog ar maidin.  Táim beagnach déanta ag pacáil.   Beidhimid imithe ar fead trí seachtaine.  Rachaimid go Nua Geansaí tar éis ar dturas a chuir cúirt ar mo muintir. 

Monday, April 7, 2025

Cathair Chrobh Dearg (Red Tree City)

 


"Táim ag siúl ar thalamh ar a shiúl mo mhuintir féin."  Tá Cathair Chrobh Dearg i gceantar Shliabh Luachra ar an láthair oilithreachta (pilgrimage site) is sine san Eoraip. Taobh leis (along side) An Dá Chích Anann, tá daoine ag teacht anseo le seacht nó hocht míle bliain anuas, go háirithe (especially) Oíche Bhealtaine (midsummer’s eve?).   Thug Eibhlín Ní Lionáird sinn ar thuras go dtí an ceantar stairiúil seo, láthair ina bhfuil ceangal ársa (ancient connection) aici leis.


"I am walking on the ground my own people have walked." Cahair Crobh Dearg in the Sliabh Luachra area is the oldest pilgrimage site in Europe. Along with An Dá Cích Anann, people have been coming here for the past seven or eight thousand years, especially on Midsummer's Eve. Eibhlín Ní Lionáird took us on a tour of this historic area, a place with which she has an ancient connection.


Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Birthday

Not my best birthday.   Broken water pipe,  broken toilets, drive to Lowes for parts, 7k for plumber to fix pipe.  Mike helped Cali study for a math test.  Hopefully he can help some more. 

Visit to Phoenix

We had a lovely visit le Mo dhearthair agus a Chlann agus mo boys Steve and Matt were Also there. We went to the botanical gardens and Old Town.