Roots and Wings
I think you know that I like lyrics, especially those that make me think and in the past few days I came across a wonderful song by Imelda May. It’s…
Songs
Old Friends tell an old story
I was down in the “Thatch Cottage” at Kilmovee Community Centre a while ago. Some of my old friends from St Aiden’s N.S., Monasteraden were there filming their most recent…
Claire and Dad
Saw this yesterday but looked at it on my phone and the internet connection was poor. It sounded so good, to my shame, I thought it was dubbed but when…
Then something like this happens
It’s been a terrible week – violence, death, destruction and fear. Heartbreaking times on a worldwide scale. People plotting murder and destruction and it’s all so SO wrong. Then, in…
Remember me ….
In the past few days people have received calls from Donald Trump, inviting them to Trump Towers and they went in the expectation of receiving an appointment to his administration.…
How the light got in
Last night I put a few words here when I heard that Leonard Cohen had died. Somehow I managed to delete them. Not the biggest loss in the history of…
The Dutchman – a touch of kindness
Thanks to Fr Seán Coyle who posted a comment on an earlier post and reminded me of this lovely song. Seán thinks The Dutchman may have Alzheimer’s Disease (Liam Clancy…
I mentioned this song
I spoke at Mass in Kilmovee yesterday about Glen Campbell, his living with Azheimers and about his daughter’s song “Remembering”. It was in the context of the Gospel Passage about…
Good moment on stage …..
Was sent this the other evening and sort of liked it …….