alpadden – Page 6 – A.L.Padden

Seems the Irish were not the only ones who were none too fond of the English! [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJUcWeySFsE[/embed] Ten Strings And A Goat Skin is a bilingual folk/fusion trio from Prince Edward Island who present traditional and riginal music inspired by their Atlantic Canadian histories and roots, and infused with pop and world rhythms. (Song and

Irish History and Culture

The Tithe War: Civil Disobedience or a Guerilla War

April 19, 2016August 20, 2022

by alpadden

A Short and Unhappy Courtship takes place during the Tithe War. The Irish, angry over a new, mandatory tithe, revolt against the British. The Irish paid a tithe to the Catholic Church; they were Catholic and it made sense. But the Anglican Church was not their church and they resented paying their potatoes, and crops, to a

Irish History and Culture

Ireland’s Thatched roofs-an endangered species

April 18, 2016August 20, 2022

by alpadden

An article in the NY Times talked about how thatched roof cottages are disappearing in Ireland. (http://nyti.ms/1SE70dRA) Short and Unhappy Courtship takes place in the fictional village of Lough Key in southwest Ireland and features the classic thatched roof Irish homes. I went to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in County Clare. I loved the