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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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A Winter’s Tale
January February 2021 IssueSlainte Archives

A Winter’s Tale

By Edythe Preet
December/ January 2021
Sep 15, 202110 min read
Christmas may be over but winter isn’t. You can still curl up with a good book and ginger cookies. By Edythe Preet Just because I live in Los Angeles doesn’t […]
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The Fair Days of Summer
Slainte ArchivesSummer 2021 Issue

The Fair Days of Summer

By Margaret M. Johnson

Summer 2021
Sep 8, 20217 min read
For hundreds of years, Fair Day was an integral part of Ireland’s rural community, writes Margaret M. Johnson. The holding of country fairs in rural Ireland goes back so far […]
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Bread & Soup
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Sláinte: Hail to the Chef

Irish America TeamAug 13, 202110 min read
By Edythe Preet The secret of distilling spirits was brought to Ireland by fifth-century Mediterranean missionaries, Edythe Press informs us, while Darina Allen gives us a wonderful recipe for pea […]
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Sláinte! Bid Thy Guests Welcome Though They Come At Any Hour
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Sláinte! Bid Thy Guests Welcome Though They Come At Any Hour

Irish America TeamJul 23, 20208 min read
By Edythe Preet In the 16th century Elizabeth I was Queen of England. Spain and England were at war, and their armadas stalked each other on the open seas. Certain […]
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Sláinte! The Irish & the Oval
History ArchivesMarch April 2020 IssuePolitics ArchivesSlainte Archives

Sláinte! The Irish & the Oval

By Edythe Preet, Columnist
March / April 2020
Mar 1, 20209 min read
In 2020 you can safely bet that the biggest topic of news and conversation is going to be the presidential election. And until midsummer, the hottest sub-topic will be “Who […]
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Sláinte! An Irish Christmas with a Drop of Scottish
ArchiveDecember January 2020 IssueIssuesSlainte Archives

Sláinte! An Irish Christmas with a Drop of Scottish

By Edythe Preet
December / January 2020
Dec 1, 20198 min read
Head back to Kansas with Dorothy, fly to Never Never Land with Peter Pan, and read about the two writers that gave us these wonderful characters. It’s mid-November and we […]
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