The Tribes of Ireland, Connemara Marble and a Little Harbour in Antrim…
Your Letter from Ireland shorts from the 26th of March 2024.
Cรฉad mรญle fรกilte, welcome to your Letter from Ireland “Shorts”. Each Tuesday we’ll bring you a quick-read of some of our favourite and interesting Irish things for this week.
FAVOURITE PLACES IN IRELAND
Ballintoy, County Antrim.
Ballintoy is a lovely, little village on the Antrim coast with a picturesque harbour and beach. Located just down the road is the oldest whiskey distillery in the world (can you guess the name?) – we stopped off there to learn the history and have a wee drop!
FEATURED IRISH SURNAMES – The Tribes of Ireland
Last week we had a look at how surnames evolved in Ireland, this week I thought I would expand on the time in Ireland of Tribes and Kingdoms. Click here to see if your family surname was part of the leading tribes of Ireland.
BOOK I’M READING NOW
“Foster” by Claire Keegan. One of a number of books by Claire Keegan. A young girl is brought to Ireland to live with her relatives – not knowing if she would ever return to her family. She finds belonging and love during that summer – illustrating the power of family and silent bonds. A great read! Click here to see the book on amazon.
IRISH WORD OR PROVERB
“Beatha teanga รญ a labhairt”
Which translates to “The life of a language is in speaking it”. Hopefully we do our small bit by sharing these proverbs!
Click here to listen to how a native Irish speaker would say it
IRISH CRAFT/PRODUCT WE LOVE*
The Connemara marble range atย The Irish Storeย make uniquely Irish pieces of jewellery. I think this Claddagh ring is a fine example. The beautiful green Connemara marble has been used since the stone age in Ireland and in the 19th century made its way around the world to decorate buildings.
That’s it for this week. Send us an email with any of your own favourites for inclusion in future emails, or if you’re a plus member leave a comment below.
Slรกn for now,
Mike & Carina.
*Note: The above article may contain some affiliate links (for example Amazon and the Irish Store) which means we get paid a small amount should you choose to purchase, at no extra cost to you. This helps us keep the show on the road!
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