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The age-old tradition of the circus - opinion - Western People (opens the original)
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I had the joy of taking my three-year-old granddaughter to the circus this summer. To be honest, I was more anxious to see the show myself; her enjoyment of it was almost secondary. I had fond memories of being to the circus over the years but this time I was intrigued to see how a modern circus would stand up, given the absence of exotic animals and the countless distractions that today’s children are faced with. Right from the start, I have to say that this show, Tom Duffy’s Circus, held up pr
Relics of old decency from a bygone age - Archives - Western People (opens the original)
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I recently came into the ownership of an old farm implement that was once a proud possession of father. Commonly known as a pulper, this old cast iron contraption had been in everyday use around home during my childhood. I never gave it much thought back then but now, when I look at it, I see it as something much more than a gadget for chopping spuds for cattle, it’s a relic of old decency. In essence, a pulper was a hand-operated hopper on legs, with an internal set of slicing blades, that was
Bog oak – timber from our ancient past - Life - Western People (opens the original)
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I have a few pieces of bog oak strategically placed in the flower beds around my home. I found them here and there over the years, on reclaimed ground and in various bog holes. They are nothing fancy, just unusual shapes that I thought added character to my garden. Apart from their sculptural shapes, what I like most about bog timber is its age - most pieces are about 5,000 years old. This puts me in mind of what the Ox Mountain region might have been like at that time and all that has happened
Meadowsweet, that special scent of summer - news - Western People (opens the original)
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The traditional time of hay meadows was always July and August. In the marginal ground of the Ox Mountains, the unhindered growth of the previous weeks allowed grasses to mature and eventually provide the animal fodder required for the following winter. This period also allowed for the growth of wild flowers along the margins and headlands of small fields and the flower that stood the fairest in this display was meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow. This year, the towering sunshine of July, brought
Belief in the fairies was once deep-rooted in Ireland - Archives - Western People (opens the original)
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In a recent contribution, I mentioned about the fascination that WB Yeats had with the world of the fairies. He lived in a time when many rural people still believed unreservedly in the presence and the power of the fairies. A look back at these beliefs would appear to point to an ill-informed, more superstitious kind of people, but it is interesting to examine the phenomenon in a little more detail, in terms of origin and out of respect for the fairies themselves. And just to say from the start
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