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I first met IRELAND on the tunes of famous group PLANXTY. Then I met Irish people at the Interceltic Festival in LORIENT, Brittany, France (each year, beginning of August) and started learning songs, dances, Irish language... brought my pupils into the celtic dream, for st Patrick's event (1996 & 1998) .Parents wanted to join the party as well...
and created a franco-Irish association in the town of St-Lô, Normandy (where Nobel Prize writer Samuel BECKETT spent a few months in the "capital of ruins" helping the staff of the Irish Red Cross Hospital, 1945/46)
How enjoyable and comforting it is to see people marching , playing music or dancing, cheering, on that very special national day:
no tanks, no war machines, no soldiers: thanks a million to St-Pat!
the story says that the whole thing started in America (many left Ireland going west for better lives) .
Now I remember once landing in Rosslare harbour early in the morning, and watching St-Patrick's parades in each town along our road to Galway...
Don't know why Ireland has become so attractive to me. Do not ask me.
Just let me sing if we meet.
- Pros:dont bother about the weather
- Cons:cant find any
- In a nutshell:galway or anywhere in ireland is home to me
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Friends of mine play there (members of group CRANNOG): in Ireland musicians are not only professionals, most are... more travel advice
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You may travel by coach across Ireland, from hostel to hostel: they'll book for you in the next stop . I usually do... more travel advice
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Thanks for sharing. Interesting tips. I love listeining to local musicians and enjoying a "pint". Hope your birthday is a blast.
Hi Jacqueline. Very interesting to read of your Franco-Irish association. I've heard there are lots of similarities between Irish and Brittany music. Did you pass through Kilkenny (my home) on your way to Galway?
Hi, Jacqueline! I learned from your page that S-Patrick Day is celebrating not only in Russia but even in Ireland! Oh, those Irishmen and Irishwomen...