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Lent and Easter: The Fast and the Feast

In pre-Christian Ireland, the spring celebration on May 1 was called Bealtaine. Household fires were…

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Sláinte! The Pleasures of an Irish Pub

We Irish are a garrulous folk, given to long-winded debates at the drop of a…

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Bid Thy Guests Welcome Though They Come At Any Hour

In the 16th century Elizabeth I was Queen of England. Spain and England were at…

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Slàinte! A Taste of Bloomsday
1998In This Issue 1998May June 1998 IssueSlainte Archives

Slàinte! A Taste of Bloomsday

By Edythe Preet

May/June 1998
May 1, 19988 min read
Promenade. Ambulate. Ramble, rove, and wander. Trudge. Strut. Meander, stroll and saunter. Call it what you will, but moving your feet one after the other along the ground all comes […]
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Sláinte! The Dun Cow
1998In This Issue 1998March April 1998 IssueSlainte Archives

Sláinte! The Dun Cow

By Edythe Preet

March / April 1998
Mar 1, 19988 min read
Writing this column usually sends me on a trip down memory lane reliving scenes from my childhood and moments with my father, a meat-and-potatoes man if there ever was one. […]
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Sláinte!: The Taste of Autumn
1996September October 1996 IssueSlainte Archives

Sláinte!: The Taste of Autumn

By Edythe Preet

September October 1996
Sep 14, 19966 min read
Ireland’s autumn provides many wonderful taste delights. Chief among them are goose, pork, potatoes and apples, all of which figure prominently as traditional foods during the season’s three principal feast […]
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