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Mí na Bealtaine: May, Mothers, Memorial, Mint Juleps, and Macaroons! Posted by róislín on Apr 30, 2017
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(le Róislín) OK, so what do all those words in the title have in common besides, starting with the letter “M” in English? Well, May, Mothers and Memorial (in the U,S.) are a shoo-in — holidays (laethe saoire) during the month of May (mí na Bealtaine). So are Macaroons and Mint Juleps. Maybe I should…
Martin Luther King, Jr. — Capsúlbheathaisnéis i nGaeilge (Brief Bio in Irish) Posted by róislín on Jan 18, 2016
(le Róislín) The fundamental concept of a “gluaiseacht cearta sibhialta” transcends any one country, so it seems appropriate to recognize the American federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, with a brief biography of King n Irish. In fact, the Civil Rights Movement of 1960s America, in which King played an immensely significant role, was…