Cardinal Keith O’Brien, formerly Britain’s most senior Catholic, is to leave Scotland for “prayer and penance” at the Vatican. #c4news
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 15, 2013
(RTE)
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He howls for his master.
Like the other parishioners.
Sibling of Daedalus writes:
There’s no portrait available of the large Newfoundland sea-dog which haunts St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, but if there were. it might look something like the one in the painting by Edwin Landseer (top).
The dog belonged to Captain Boyd, of the Ajax, who died in Dun Laoghaire Harbour in the great storm of 1861, swept from his vessel by a wave as the two of them were working together side by side rescuing passengers from some of the many vessels lost in the storm.
Left behind, his beloved pet followed the Captain’s funeral procession, howling at a distance, before lying down and starving to death on top of his grave.
Sadly, he did not find him even in death and still haunts the cathedral as a large shaggy form curled up at the base of the Captain’s monument (above). Last reported sighting, c. 1950.
The Boyd Disaster (Mariner.ie)
(Pic: St Patrick’s Cathedral)
A (progressively more vertiginous as it goes on) GoPro sequence capturing the moment last Friday when the final spire segment on top of One World Trade Center in NYC was put in place.
Full screen HD for best effect.
Previously: Epic Escalator
Some economy of thought went into this @bbcmarksimpson twitter.com/TVconormac/sta…
— conor macauley (@TVconormac) May 15, 2013
You’ll probably be on your own as far as finger sandwiches, digestives and whatnot.
This Saturday, May 18th at 4pm at Central Bank Plaza, Dublin 2.
Conservative folk should beware,
Of the matchmaking gig down in Clare,
Our traditional ways,
Are now open to gays,
I’m shocked that this festival’s quare.
John Moynes
Pic Munsterfans
You want Feis?
Well, Feis costs.
And here’s where you start paying
A newly-edited compilation of highlights from the Gala Concert at the Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil 2013, held at Dublin’s National Concert Hall in March.
Music makers included: High School Orchestra, Rathgar, Ellen Jannson (Piano), Padraic Rowan (Baritone), Mairead Hickey (Violin), the Leeson Park School Of Music Flute Ensemble, Sinead O’Halloran (Cello) and Gary Beecher (Piano), Donal McCann (organ), the Belvedere College & Mount Sackville School Choir, Miriam Kaczor (Flute), Kelly Lonergan (Soprano), Eneko O’Carroll (Horn), tRIAM – Pheobe White (Violin), Christopher Ellis (Cello) and Emma Gilmartin (Piano), Maria Hughes & Lawrence Thackeray (Vocal Duo), Paul McCarroll (Piano) and Patrick Rafter (Violin).
Bodger was on second tuba.
Right NOW.
Anyone?
Update: via Dan O’Neill
So… it’s “FlightFest” Launch on the Liffey RE: Helicopter. twitter.com/robinb/status/…
— Robin Blandford (@robinb) May 15, 2013
Thanks Anne and Maxi
Via: Independent_ie and Rory Noonan