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Sláinte! Auld Lang Syne

By Edythe Preet, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by 3 Comments

Illustration to Robert Burns' poem "Auld Lang Syne" by J.M. Wright and Edward Scriven.

With the New Year in mind, Edythe Preet writes about Robert Burns: Scotland’s Immortal Bard. In case any reader has ever wondered how a gal named Preet could claim Irish ancestry, here’s my genealogy: my maiden name was Burns, my father was George Burns (mom heard many a “So are you Gracie?” wisecrack), and dad’s mom was a McCaffrey, born in County Fermanagh. Like thousands of … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Auld Lang Syne

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